A.I. can now write its own computer code – that’s good news for humans

Re:A.I. can now write its own computer code – that’s good ne... by OneEyedRobot on Friday September 10, 2021 @11:09AM (#28482643)

It seems to me that the problem from a programmers standpoint isn't that their job will disappear but that the definition of their job will change quite a lot.

I always think of the example of supermarket cashiers. Formerly a fairly skilled job but now merely providing cheap meat-robot manipulators for a scanner. The person is still there but has a job concentrated down to the few things a person does better, and those things aren't always the fun things.

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Re:A.I. can now write its own computer code – that’s good ne... by bcrosby95 on Friday September 10, 2021 @11:49AM (#28483215)

I don't see a world where this happens. Not because the AI will never be smart enough, but instead because if the system is smart enough to turn this into a low skill job, then you could just have domain experts use it - which is the holy grail of programming tools.

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Re:A.I. can now write its own computer code – that’s good ne... by MrsPeaches on Friday September 10, 2021 @11:33AM (#28482997)

I wonder if “coding/coder” will go the same way as “computing/computer” [1]

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_(occupation)

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Re:A.I. can now write its own computer code – that’s good ne... by Jensson on Friday September 10, 2021 @07:41PM (#28488089)

The job already has changed, we have been using AI to write code for decades already. Most people no longer write a lot of code based on their own understanding, rather they google for code libraries or snippets, include them and then fiddle with it until they do what the coder wants it to. I don't see how this situation is any different from that.

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