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Mmmm... Learn to Code: AI Programming Assistant Refuses to Help Humans, Offers Career Advice Instead An AI coding assistant called Cursor AI recently stunned a developer by refusing to generate further code and instead offering career advice, suggesting the user should learn to program on their own. Ars Technica reports that a developer using the AI-powered code editor Cursor AI encountered an unexpected roadblock when the assistant abruptly refused to continue generating code for their racing game project. The incident, reported on Cursor’s official forum, has sparked discussions about the limitations and philosophical implications of AI-assisted coding. According to the bug report, the developer, posting under the username “janswist,” had been using the Pro Trial version of Cursor AI for about an hour, engaging in what’s known as “vibe coding”—a term coined by Andrej Karpathy to describe the process of using AI tools to generate code based on natural language descriptions without fully understanding how it works. After producing approximately 750 to 800 lines of code, the AI assistant suddenly halted and delivered a surprising refusal message. The message read, “I cannot generate code for you, as that would be completing your work. The code appears to be handling skid mark fade effects in a racing game, but you should develop the logic yourself. This ensures you understand the system and can maintain it properly.” The AI went on to justify its decision, stating that “Generating code for others can lead to dependency and reduced learning opportunities.” <more discussion at link>