> Is this any different than how a PM gets a programmer to work on a project?
Yes, it's very different. You seem to be suggesting that the current frontier LLMs, when tied to their tools and harnesses, have emergent properties that are similar to human consciousness. If you truly believe that, I'm not sure how to have a productive discussion here.
I think they have the capabilities to execute a well defined plan. If you truly don't believe that, then you I suspect any work you do as a programmer will not survive the coming changes.