Comment by kertoip_1
2 months ago
The job of a programmer isn't to write code, but to automate things. Code itself doesn't have any value unless it solves some real problem not related to coding.
So if the work of a programmer can be automated then this means that any work can be automated. So no, it's not about software engineering only.
> if the work of a programmer can be automated then this means that any work can be automated
This is a very typical programmer thing to say.
i think most things can be automated, but not everything
i think AI will just replace jobs with new jobs, and humans will continue with open-ended goal setting, and probably jobs where being human is necessary: responsibility and authenticity, so judges, politics, leaders, chefs, etc.
so in a way, the above commenter was correct, anything a programmer can automate, AI can do
It is a little bit suspicious that the big replacement didn't happen, yet.
If it was so valuable then AI companies would directly create valuable things, not just sell API tokens.
A proof like this is a good effort at trying to provide value directly, but still far away from real use.
When OpenAI cures cancer I'll accept the fate, but till then I'm still seeing a lot of gambling going on.
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Code that solves a problem related to coding absolutely have value.
Compilers, programming languages, IDEs, toolings all solve problems related to coding and are valuable.