A lot of business value isn't in the document itself. It's in the workflow around it.

Approvals, handoffs, trust, compliance, collaboration, history, distribution, decision-making.

The file is often just the transport layer.

I increasingly describe AI as part of the workflow, not the author of the work.

In my experience logs are rarely enough for browser automation issues.

I usually end up reproducing the actual session manually because timing/state problems often don’t show up clearly in logs.

yeah those are especially nasty. the logs are cryptic and not helpful when most of the the issues will be seen visually in the browser

I’m increasingly acting more like an orchestrator/reviewer than someone writing everything from scratch.

AI dramatically speeds up implementation, but constraints/product judgment still seem very human-heavy.

I’ve started using different models for different stages.

GPT mostly for product direction and positioning discussions. Codex for implementation-heavy changes and large refactors. v0 more for landing page structure / UI iteration.

I still find product judgment and SEO decisions require a lot of manual thinking though.

Just like in the Age of Electricity, the Age of Steam, and the Internet Age, there will always be people like you who complain.

I believe our focus is on knowledge itself, rather than on where it originates.