The language here means that signers are affirming that they continue to write at least some code by hand, not that they never use AI tools for coding. I'm not sure that's enough virtue to deserve its own signal.

edit to add: the irony of the grammatical error in this presumably hand-written sentence inside the "Who's behind this?" link:

> Jared’s web studio Whitefusion is currently partnering with quality businesses & organizations which believe in staying away from costly hype cycles and the value of the human touch.

Self-plug but Handmade Cities [0] is grassroots organizing that prefers not to spend its time with stuff like this.

Join a local meetup!

[0] https://handmadecities.com