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The workflow involves... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ai-waits-for-humans-to-provide-intent-ipqbwmcrc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ipQBwmcrc.png og:image:alt: AI waits for Humans to provide intent og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # AI waits for Humans to provide intent **[We Are .NET](https://daily.dev/sources/wearedotnet)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A developer shares their AI-assisted programming workflow, arguing that humans remain essential because only humans provide intent. The workflow involves crafting detailed prompts and markdown planning files that guide AI to generate, test, and deploy code. The broader point made is that a developer's job has never been to write code per se, but to process input and validate output — and that role remains unchanged even when AI handles the implementation. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [What AI is actually good for, according to developers](https://daily.dev/posts/what-ai-is-actually-good-for-according-to-developers-gahr7f5ez) · GitHub Blog · 81 upvotes · 4 comments - [I struggled to code with AI until I learned this workflow](https://daily.dev/posts/i-struggled-to-code-with-ai-until-i-learned-this-workflow-habxlgdyu) · System Design Newsletter · 90 upvotes · 3 comments - [AI Is Transforming Development — Here’s Why Developer Ownership Still Matters](https://daily.dev/posts/ai-is-transforming-development-here-s-why-developer-ownership-still-matters-9ryhpdd2a) · Syncfusion · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [AI Writes My Code Now. 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