Separate human and AI responsibilities during a coding session.
The move: assign the role before the model starts typing. Driver The driver creates the first tangible artifact: a patch, test, migration draft, or refactor plan. AI is useful here because it can produce a fast first pass and make repetitive edits without fatigue. Driver does not mean owner. It means hands on keyboard for a bounded move. Navigator The navigator protects direction. In AI pairing, that is you. You name the problem, constraints, local conventions, risk tolerance, and stopping point. Navigation is what keeps the assistant from solving the wrong problem cleanly. Reviewer The reviewer decides what can enter…
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