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title: "AI, Tools and Transformation"
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published_at: "2026-09-06T02:12:46.000Z"
category: "Industry"
topics: ["agent","coding","infra"]
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summary: "It’s very tempting to imagine that AI turns everyone into a tool-builder - now everyone can just ask the model to make the software they need, and apps as we know them are dead. I think that misunderstands how most people think and where software actually comes from, and more importantly, it isn’t"
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# AI, Tools and Transformation

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**Published:** 2026-09-06T02:12:46.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** agent, coding, infra

## Summary

It’s very tempting to imagine that AI turns everyone into a tool\-builder \- now everyone can just ask the model to make the software they need, and apps as we know them are dead\. I think that misunderstands how most people think and where software actually comes from, and more importantly, it isn’t

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2026/9/3/ai-tools-and-transformation>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49582656>)