epolanski
an hour ago
Small ot, but it's quite interesting that the highest decisive impact generative AI is having right now is on tech workers and software developers in particular.
I'm more and more convinced that we're on the edge of a major shake up in the industry with all these tools.
Not getting replaced, but at this rate of improvements I can't unsee major changes.
A recent junior I have in my team built his first app entirely with chatgpt one year ago, he still didn't know how to code, but could figure out how to fix the imperfect code by reasoning, all of it as a non coder, and actually release something that worked for other people.
boodleboodle
an hour ago
The more I think about it, the more I am convinced developers will be the "first to go" when AGI takes over. Before bloggers and youtubers. Because programming is an activity that requires the least amount of "grounding to reality" among all human activities. We made sure of this with layers and layers of convenient abstraction.
What about developers that code the AI systems? Well.. I am sure AGI will come from other "bootsrapping AIs" just like we see with compilers that compile themselves. When I see Altman and Sutskever talking about AGI being within reach, I feel they are talking about this bootstrapping AI being within reach.
kovezd
4 minutes ago
That thinking is driven by limited product imagination.
The kind of apps that will be built in the next 5 years,are nowhere near what we have today.
Developers will need to update their skillset, though.
dboreham
13 minutes ago
Sticking to my prediction that lawyers will be first.
choilive
a minute ago
Lawyers have a tricky thing called a license to practice law. Software developers have no such protection.
b212
an hour ago
With AGI you won’t need most of the human race anymore, developers are just the tip of the iceberg.
Luckily ChatGPT and the rest have nothing to do with an AI not to mention AGI.
Jeff_Brown
32 minutes ago
It's not AGI yet but has everything to do with it.
fervor
an hour ago
I would like to see the app prompted by junior dev in question.
aussieguy1234
34 minutes ago
As an engineer I've spoken to a couple of different designers who are building out prototypes of their startup ideas using LLM assistance with the coding.
While no actual engineer is involved at that stage, if they got funded then I'm sure their next step will be to hire a real engineer to do it all properly.
metaltyphoon
an hour ago
That is legit frightening