Effort is all. It was before AI, it is the same with AI.
Putting in massive effort with AI leads to quality exactly like before hand coding.
Vast majority of work was junk before AI because vast majority of people put the minimal possible effort.
The difference now is that AI can make low effort work look high effort at a surface level.
> The difference now is that AI can make low effort work look high effort at a surface level.
True, but we'll also get higher standards I think. It's become easier to do things, so skilled people can do more complicated things. We compare to what humans can achieve.