Simon Willison 1/30/2026

We gotta talk about AI as a programming tool for the arts

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The article details Chris Ashworth, CEO of QLab, who used Claude Code to rapidly develop a custom lighting design application for a niche theater project. He discusses his shift from distrust to seeing AI as a transformative, career-changing tool for programmers, emphasizing it amplifies a programmer's existing skills but requires oversight and understanding of the generated code.

We gotta talk about AI as a programming tool for the arts

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