New forms of technology inspire awe and wonder in us, quickly followed by denial and fear of bread and butter. That’s humanity in a nutshell. Cars replaced horses, telephones replaced messenger boys, and the printing press brought down the French monarchy. Disrupting the status quo is exactly the kind of thing that makes transformative technologies, well… transformative.
Are programmers obsolete? Will AI replace them?
This article discusses the threat of ChatGPT and similar AI technologies to programmers, coders, and software engineers. How bad is it, how bad can it get, and what can current and future programmers do to prepare themselves for the AI tsunami that is coming?
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AI is the next big technological revolution, and being on the brink is dizzying. Anyone who tries to hide the very real dangers AI poses to the world’s workforce by claiming that AI isn’t here yet, or that it won’t be for another decade, is simply blowing smoke in your face. Technologies are evolving at breakneck speed, and if you’re not ready for them, you could be left behind. Just ask Google.
