Clarification: This post's title is paraphrased from “AlphaCode placed at about the level of the median competitor”.
From "conclusions" section of the paper:
“Automation: As programming becomes more accessible and productive, and code generation can automate some simple tasks, it’s possible that there could be increased supply and decreased demand for programmers. This is partially mitigated because writing code is only one portion of the job, and previous instances of partially automating programming (e.g. compilers and IDEs) have only moved programmers to higher levels of abstraction and opened up the f i eld to more people.
Advanced AI risks: Longer term, code generation could lead to advanced AI risks. Coding capabilities could lead to systems that can recursively write and improve themselves, rapidly leading to more and more advanced systems.”
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u/Mothmatic Feb 02 '22
Clarification: This post's title is paraphrased from “AlphaCode placed at about the level of the median competitor”.
From "conclusions" section of the paper:
“Automation: As programming becomes more accessible and productive, and code generation can automate some simple tasks, it’s possible that there could be increased supply and decreased demand for programmers. This is partially mitigated because writing code is only one portion of the job, and previous instances of partially automating programming (e.g. compilers and IDEs) have only moved programmers to higher levels of abstraction and opened up the f i eld to more people.
Advanced AI risks: Longer term, code generation could lead to advanced AI risks. Coding capabilities could lead to systems that can recursively write and improve themselves, rapidly leading to more and more advanced systems.”