Humano opere creatum · a machina interpretatum
Human-made originals, machine-translated here.
The Estonian originals are the author’s own texts on work, technology, AI agents, and making — written without AI assistance.
Original language: Estonian. This English version is a machina interpretatum, translated by Claude.
Humano opere creatum · 006 · a machina interpretatum
Communal Texts & Industrial Knowledge Work
Communal texts and industrial knowledge work organise our everyday lives with clarity and emotionless precision. A reflection on why the age of AI may leave more room for poetry, manual work, and making a real mark.
Humano opere creatum · 005 · a machina interpretatum
Is This Worth Printing?
Agentic development is like the board game "Tsirkus": one wrong square and the code rides all the way back to the bottom. A reflection on what to keep and what to throw away without mercy.
Humano opere creatum · 004 · a machina interpretatum
Three Drops of Requirements
Bragging with AI has reached a new level: in 30 minutes, applications get built that nobody has managed to build for years — let alone in such a short time. It is probably even true, if you use the latest models, Fable 5 and GPT 5.6 (Sol).
Humano opere creatum · 003 · a machina interpretatum
Fast-Food Chain
If code can be made in an hour like fast food, what will begin to distinguish things? A reflection on speed, appetite and good taste.
Humano opere creatum · 002 · a machina interpretatum
A New or Old Scrum Master
A thought that came while walking the dog by the Emajõgi: the Scrum Master is today’s bailiff, and the Agile frame needs adjusting.
Humano opere creatum · 001 · a machina interpretatum
At the Printing House Door
The opening text of the "Humano opere creatum · a machina interpretatum" series: what a person who has written code for decades feels while standing at the door of the artificial-intelligence printing house.