Most software engineers don’t believe AI will take their jobs, despite a small minority believing it will, according to a survey by Wired.
The results showed a dichotomy in views, with some believing AI would streamline work enough for human programmers to simply switch to debugging AI, and others believing AI to be inefficient, lacking the necessary experience to handle edge cases, context and problem-solving.
The general consensus was that AI would aid work, streamlining repetitive tasks, but not replace humans, who are needed for creativity, architecture and debugging.
The survey data was entered into ChatGPT, with the AI concluding that while AI wasn’t going to replace programmers, it would change their jobs, and they would need to adapt to keep up with the changing requirements of the role.
