Comment by westcoast49

I’m not concerned because I consider my skills as a software developer to not be based upon my ability to write code, but my ability to analyze problems. In my mind, as a developer, AI tools are just like a higher form of abstraction in a way, which will enable mathematicians and software developers alike to do much more in a shorter amount of time than they used to be able to. It fills me with optimism, more than dread.

What would fill me with dread was if I considered my skills to be tied directly to my ability to write code. Then I would find myself in a similar situation as manual “scribes” probably found themselves in at the time when the printing press was invented.

The main concern I have, personally, is the speed with which all this is happening. It seems that the speed itself is likely to lead to some level of chaos, because it is happening faster than people, institutions and constitutions are able to cope, and it will leave the door open for opportunists of many kinds, including rogue players.