This is a classic false dichotomy. Vibe coding, automatic coding and coding is clearly on a spectrum. And I can employ all the shades during a single project.

Distilled:

> Users should claim the output of LLMs as their own, for the following reason. LLMs are tools; tools can be used with varying degrees of skill; the output of tools (including LLMs) is a function of the user's skill; and therefore the output is attributable to and belongs to the user.

> Furthermore, we should use tools, including LLMs, actively and mindfully. We shouldn't switch off our brains and accept the output uncritically. We should iterate and improve as we go along.

I agree with you that the author seems to inappropriately convert differences in degree of skill into differences of kind.

AI is like an instrument which can be played in various ways, different styles and intensities.

One might say it's spec strumming.