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by randomdata 904 days ago
To date, Copilot and ChatGPT are just 'better' programming languages. Everything you describe could already be done using other languages, albeit languages that are more esoteric.

It is likely that these tools can make most everyone a programmer, like how improved elevator designs has made everyone an elevator operator. But how game changing is that, really? Tools like Excel have already made great strides in that direction, and with coding now standard fare in public school curriculums, everyone being a programmer is a game already well underway.