I don't know if the intention of the article was to stoke worry but actually embrace as opportunity! Users being able to make their own software for their own needs is a worthy and beautiful goal. It's like if people could only eat what was at restaurants and not cook for themselves.
And of course with iteration and feedback loops people can definitely learn how to specify what they want in a fairly precise way.
However, the easier programming gets the less people who doesn't know it need to do it because it's more likely somebody has already solved their problem.
And of course with iteration and feedback loops people can definitely learn how to specify what they want in a fairly precise way.