The self-destructive fate of programmers and coders
Computer programmers and coders could see their jobs reduced to almost nothing in 5 years, thanks to AI. They are literally training their replacement. | Political Cartoon by FM Hansen.
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Computer programmers and coders could see their jobs reduced to almost nothing in 5 years, thanks to AI. They are literally training their replacement. | Political Cartoon by FM Hansen.
T he rapid progress in AI technology has enabled the development of sophisticated algorithms and machine learning models that can automate many programming tasks.
As a result, these technologies have the potential to render the jobs of computer programmers and coders virtually obsolete in 5 years.
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▪ Text: This piece was first published in PMP Magazine on 7 July 2023.
▪ Cover: FM Hansen. (Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.)
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