AI Progress Slower Than Expected But Poised to Rapidly Transform Computer Programming
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Early AI systems often fall short of hype and take longer than expected to transform societies due to limitations, labor market changes needed, and time required for organizations to adapt.
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However, AI could swiftly transform computer programming by enabling non-programmers to instruct computers in plain language instead of learning coding languages.
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Programmers are eagerly adopting AI coding assistants to increase productivity, speed learning, and improve code accuracy rather than viewing it as a threat.
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While programming may be less artisanal, software engineers will have to become more engineering-focused as AI transforms software development.
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AI companies are lobbying to be exempted from copyright infringement liability, algorithms increasingly "manage" workers, and films about the French Revolution showcase punitive mob mentalities.