Generative AI coding tools and agents do not work for me

I just don't agree with this. I am generally telling the model how to do the work according to an architecture I specify using technology I understand. The hardest part for me in reviewing someone else's code is understanding their overall solution and how everything fits together as it's not likely to be exactly the way I would have structured the code or solved the problem. However, with an LLM it generally isn't since we have pre-agreed upon a solution path. If that is not what is happening than likely you are letting the model get too far ahead.

There are other times when I am building a stand-alone tool and am fine wiht whatever it wants to do because it's not something I plan to maintain and its functional correctness is self-evident. In that case I don't even review what it's doing unless it's stuck. This is more actual vibe code. This isn't something I would do for something I am integrating into a larger system but will for something like a cli tool that I use to enhance my workflow.

You can pre-agree on a solution path with human engineers too, with a similar effect.

Don't try to argue with those using AI coding tools. They don't interact well with actual humans, which is why they've been relegated to talking to the computer. We'll eventually have them all working on some busy projects to help with "marketing" to keep them distracted while the decent programmers that can actually work in a team environment can get back to useful work free of the terrible programmers and marketing departments.