During the last few years, we have witnessed a tremendous development of Artificial Intelligence. It is even becoming more and more difficult to differentiate between AI-developed content and human content since these AI systems can even write essays and articles with only a single topic or instruction. Some AI systems are even generating images from given instructions. AI is also able to create things like deep fakes, meaning using videos as a source of evidence would not be reliable in the future. This is to mention a few capabilities of the already existing AI. ChatGPT is a good example of such an AI system everyone is currently discussing.
So what exactly is ChatGPT? ChatGPT is a chatbot developed by OpenAI,
whose co-founders are Elon Musk and Sam Altman. So how this platform works is that
you have you ask it a question, and it generates an answer within seconds.
Videos have been circulating all over social media platforms where people are
seen asking the AI very complex questions, and the AI responds with very
correct and detailed answers. What is more interesting is that the AI platform
can even generate programming code, which has left many people asking
themselves whether AI will make programmers obsolete. And the answer is a
big NO, at least not in the near future. Here is why.
1.
ChatGPT can’t create Complex and complete systems
This is the main reason AI isn’t replacing programmers any time soon. For example, let’s put into consideration web development. To create a completely dynamic website, you need to be a full-stack developer or at least have a team where each individual specializes either in front-end or back-end development. A complete website needs to be well-designed, it has to be interactive, and it has to be connected to a database. The website must be able to fetch correct data from the database as the user instructs. Let’s all be honest, AI cannot do all of these on its own. The programmer trying to use ChatGPT would do most of the work after all.
2.
Raw ChatGPT code can’t meet all the client’s
specifications.
Most clients are very specific about what they want their system to look
like or how it will operate. During the requirement specifications stage of
software development, the client and the developer(s) must deeply discuss all
the details concerning the project. That level of engagement is only possible
between one human to another, and it would not be easy to try and achieve that
between a human and an AI chatbot.
3.
ChatGPT was intended to be a tool to help
programmers, not replace them.
Instead of worrying that AI will take over your job, you should instead utilize it to make the development process faster. Instead of writing code from scratch, ChatGPT can generate the code for you, and it’s your work as the developer to edit the generated code to your needs. As a developer, I find myself reusing the same pieces of code or certain components repeatedly. ChatGPT can be a useful tool in such scenarios where it can generate the boilerplates for me, and I do the remaining part of the coding myself.
Conclusion
Supposing you are considering starting a career as a developer but are
worried that ChatGPT, or AI in general, will take over the industry, or you are
already a developer worrying about your job, ChatGPT is nothing to worry about.
AT LEAST NOT YET! No, lol, just kidding. Actually, if you are thinking of
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