I actually start out with a solid mental model of what I want to do, ending up with small unit tested classes/functions that all pass code review.

You said elsewhere that you're not correcting the AI, haha. Sounds like you only don't need to correct it because you're guiding it away from it's own weak spots.

So don't sell yourself short.

The AI hate here is because it is oversold to people who will only make a mess with it. It can be lovely in the right hands.

It's mostly in the wrong hands, today.