A.I. Isn’t Coming for Every White-Collar Job. At Least Not Yet.
The New York Times • • business
Key Points:
- Perry Metzger, an experienced programmer, used OpenAI's Codex to develop an online word processor in just two days, a task that would have taken him and his partner at least two months to complete manually.
- Codex, an AI technology that writes computer code similarly to how chatbots generate text, allows programmers to accelerate software development significantly while requiring careful supervision and testing.
- This AI-driven code generation represents a transformative shift in software development, with seasoned programmers now overseeing AI systems that perform much of the coding work.
- The rapid advancements in AI coding tools, driven by companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, have surprised experienced developers with their increased power and efficiency.
