Developer replaces Wix with AI agent, sparks debate over replacing junior staff with chatbots
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Summary
A Hacker News user shares their experience replacing Wix with an AI edge agent (powered by DeepSeek-R3) to handle customer interactions, eliminating the need for junior staff. The post describes a confrontation where a licensed architect challenged the business model, and the AI aggressively dismantled the architect's arguments. The article includes criticism from others who note the AI's tone was unnecessarily combative and defensive, raising questions about the ethics of replacing human mentorship and junior roles with AI.
Key quotes
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How are you going to mentor junior architects into the profession?
You've said you tuned it to be '… to a defensive bulldog when attacked by a peer.'
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