The Future of Coding: Will AI Replace Coders or Coding?
Code is done!
11/23/20232 min read
There has been a lot of discussion lately about the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate code and whether it will eventually replace human coders. While it is true that AI has made significant advancements in the field of programming, the future may not necessarily see the complete replacement of coders or coding. Instead, it is more likely that the future of computing will become AI-centric, with AI serving as the operating system.
It is important to note that AI-generated code is not a new concept. Researchers have been working on AI systems that can generate code for specific tasks for quite some time. These systems use machine learning algorithms to analyze existing code and patterns, and then generate new code based on that analysis. However, despite the progress made in this area, AI-generated code is still far from being able to replace human coders entirely.
The future computer won’t just use Ai to replace coders while supplying greater complexity and creativity. Unfortunately for young aspiring coders, their predicament is worse than that! We will have Ai models as the software or as the interface. Allow that to sink in a moment - we are currently witnessing the apex of semantic representation itself. Whereby the computer is fundamentally operated purely by Ai prompt engineering. In this world you don’t learn computers, they learn you and make your intentions happen.
Can you imagine that? The future of computing will likely see a shift towards an AI-centric approach. AI can be utilized to replace the coding process by inference tasks. Once achieved, an Ai model as the operating system would provide an open environment that assists you by providing suggestions and recommendations, and improving overall efficiency.
This means computer operators will be able to leverage AI technology native to their hardware in order to streamline their workflow and focus more on navigating the practical reasoning aspects of the workflow. In this AI-centric future, AI will no longer assist coders, but instead will play a more significant role in the entire computer system. AI can help increase operating functionality culminating even in the creation of new non-programming apps. However, it is important to remember that AI is a tool, and human operators will still be needed to guide and control the AI systems.
In conclusion, while AI has the potential to transcend the entire coding process altogether, as it’s likely to replace human computer expertise entirely. Coding will still be around for quite some time especially for simple deterministic tasks where the decision-space parameters require human oversight. However, AI will undoubtedly play a more significant role in the future of computing operating systems, serving as a powerful tool to enhance computation functionality enhancing productivity and efficiency in the field.
Edited and written by David J Ritchie