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Re:The Rise of Artificial Intelligence and the End of Code by ThomPete on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @07:33PM (#11718502)
I don't think the replacement of programmers is going to come in the form of AI actually writing code in any normal context we consider writing code.

It's more going to be that a lot of the superficial patterns if/then (and quite a lot of scripting) that are being done today will be easily replaced. Not that writing a new kernel or some other advanced job is going to be handled by machines.

In that context I think it's going to go fast and be in our lifetime.

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Re:The Rise of Artificial Intelligence and the End of Code by pedalpete on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @07:49PM (#11718582)
Agreed, I don't think the 'average programmer' is writing new kernels or ... advanced job'. The average programmer is working at an SME or Agency, getting systems to run, sales to happen and be tracked.

I'm basing this on the amount of jobs and interviews I've been to where the tasks are normally completely uninteresting from a technical stand-point. I now work at a government science and technology research agency and much of the work here is still quite rote.

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