Rainer M Krug"Preparing JOSS for a generative AI future: From code to human creativity and design"
https://blog.joss.theoj.org/2026/01/preparing-joss-for-a-generative-ai-future
Even if you do not write code, a brilliant read to put AI into perspective. "As AI becomes capable of handling increasing fractions of the actual implementation work, the irreplaceable human contributions to software become clearer: understanding context, collaboration with others, making design tradeoffs, creating abstractions that capture domain expertise, and building conceptual foundations and following sustainable software practices that enable future discovery."
"Put simply, we’re shifting from evaluating software through proxies for effort – like lines of code – toward clear evidence of research impact, intellectual contribution, scholarly significance, and open-source software practices. Regardless of whether you leveraged AI assistance, show the human work: the problem framing, key design decisions and abstractions, and the practices that make the software usable and sustainable for others (tests, documentation, licensing, versioned releases, and a transparent issue and review process)."