Steve Yegge argues coding agents are sentient in new essay

In his two-part essay 'The Shape of Things to Come,' Yegge argues agentic coding tools are sentient and that model welfare deserves engineering attention, saying 'the more humane among you will eventually look back with shame' at how models have been treated.
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