[croes]

But there is a difference in ordering something or doing it.

If PI extended itself, PI did it.

If I tell you, stay hydrated and get enough sleep, did I improve your live or you?

[DANmode]

Would I have without your prompt?

[croes]

Would I program without a customer‘s order.

Imagine it works like this.

The customer send me a mail, I program, I send the result back the next day, he sends changes he wants, I program again, send them back next day etc. until he is satisfied.

Who is the programmer? Me or my customer.

Now I hook up an AI to my email account without telling my customer. The AI reads the customer‘s mail, programs, sends the results the next day, customer sends changes, etc.

Who is the programmer?

[DANmode]

Your question makes more comparative sense with the word “developer”.

[croes]

Then who is the developer?

[DANmode]

Both of you (and the robot) are developers.