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What are devs displaced by AI going to do in the future? Is there an actual plan? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 days ago by DuckWrangler9000@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Let's assume that in 10 years, AI has advanced absurdly, insanely fast, and is now capable of doing everything a Senior SWE can do. It can program in 15 different languages, 95% accuracy with almost no mistakes, can create entire applications in minutes, and no more engineers or SWEs are needed.... What will all the devs do? Do they just become homeless? Transition to medical field, nursing? Become tradespeople like plumbers, HVAC?

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[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'm not a programmer, but I don't think I'd pay for code that was 95% accurate. That sounds buggy af

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

I am a programmer, and I also wouldn't stand for that either. We also introduce bugs and are probably around that 95% rate, but at least we know the most important uses are correct and the person who introduced them can usually fix them quickly. With AI, there's no guarantee where the bugs will occur.

[–] DuckWrangler9000@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

You don't have to pay for it. The billionaires do, and they will do it without hesitation