[IshKebab]

> That's all these AI tools are, better stack overflow searches. They have no ability to know what is correct or what is wrong, it lacks judgement, which is one of the most important skills to have as a software engineer.

I keep seeing this idea, but have you actually used it? It clearly has the ability to problem solve. It's not just copying and pasting solutions.

Ok granted it's not especially good at it yet and the bullshitting problem is a real issue, but how long do you think that will remain unsolved?

I think where it will continue to struggle is niche domains that aren't on the internet a lot, e.g. hardware design. But if you're writing CRUD apps all day you should be worried!

Or at least brace for your job description to change from "Software Developer" to "Prompt Developer and AI Output Verification".

[tome]

> Ok granted it's not especially good at it yet and the bullshitting problem is a real issue, but how long do you think that will remain unsolved?

I'm curious why some people seem to think it's going to be solved imminently. The last 1% is always the hardest (by far)!

[IshKebab]

Because recent progress has been extremely rapid and has crossed the threshold from "this is rubbish" to "woah this actually sort of works!" which is a really big deal.

It's already putting people out of jobs.

[tome]

> Because recent progress has been extremely rapid and has crossed the threshold from "this is rubbish" to "woah this actually sort of works!" which is a really big deal.

Sure, progress has been astonishing, but why does that imply that any given sticking point will be resolved ever, let alone soon?

> It's already putting people out of jobs.

Is it? Who? do you have any references?