alt Hacker NewsAll of software is hard-coded algorithm.
If you differ between AI source code and engineer source code say so. "Getting things done" is a business need. Which things get translated to a deterministic language executable by a computer is code.
There are entire languages dedicated for lesser engineers/domain experts to formulate business requirements.
Anyhow; What's your point? That we received a framework for "soft algorithms" where the output does not need to be correct and deducible? What's even the point of putting it into software. Just forward your input to the reader and let him judge on its own.
AI is more "grown" than it is "hard-coded". It's sideways to normal software - the way DSP is sideways to normal software but somehow even worse.
It all comes down to hard logic eventually, but that "eventually" has teeth. None of the interesting behaviors of AI systems live in "engine.py".
My point is: there are tasks where the choices are to use AI, use a meatbag, or suck forever. The "use AI" option going to be flawed, and often in the same ways "use meatbag" is. But it's going to be cheaper, much more scalable, and a lot better than "suck forever". Humanlike flaws are the price you pay for accessing humanlike capabilities.