Tools like Cursor and Windsurf can now complete software projects with minimal input or oversight from human engineers
Citation needed, or even better, a case study. Lots of CEOs that have bet their company's shirts on AI keep saying this, but I don't think there is a commercial product out there that is fundamentally written by AI. As others have mentioned, it is fine for writing repetitive, simple code that can save a developer time. It is not at all able to complete a project beyond the sort of thing that would be assigned in a first year coding class.
OpenAI has even made ChatGPT Plus free to college students during finals week, the article points out, with OpenAI saying their goal is just teaching students how to use it responsibly.
Sure, use it responsibly, just like alcohol commercials want you to enjoy a case of beer every night responsibly.
The less time planning, the more time programming.