But as stated, it would kill the segment of extensions built on the side, by actual SketchUp professionals with some of the best domain knowledge. There’s a community with people in similar roles sharing knowledge and tooling for free.
Also, my impression as a reviewer is that the slop extensions are quite often monetized with donation links, in-app purchasing and the like.
Fable 5, probably one of the best AI agents right now, reviewed my vibe-coded SketchUp plugin and said it was ready. Real testers later found many bugs and other problems, so I would not rely on AI approval alone.
This is part of the problem though. You don’t get to work a 32 hour week with pay for full time and sit by a stream and write poetry or learn to bake or whatever. You will work harder and faster to keep up with the demand as companies cut costs and corners.
The only people who get to do whatever they want and work less and focus on personal development are the people who control the black box, the robots, the automated assembly robots, the looms…