Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Coding Jobs?

Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Coding Jobs?

In today’s market, one word is becoming very popular which is ‘Artificial Intelligence’. The artificial Intelligence industry is growing very rapidly, from startups to big companies, all want to integrate their process with AI. We know that Artificial Intelligence is changing work and life very rapidly, but among all one question is very intriguing and that is “Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Coding Jobs?“.

According to Goldman Sachs economists, 300 million jobs can be replaced due to AI (ref). In today’s article we will know the truth behind AI and will try to figure out, what is the real potential of AI. Will AI take our coding jobs? Will AI replace programming? Or it’s just a market rumor. To understand this let’s dive deep into the AI world.

How do we use AI in Coding Today?

Artificial Intelligence helps programmers to write code faster and in a more optimized way. Tools like Gemini AI, GitHub Copilot, Google Bard, etc. not only help programmers in suggesting code but also help to speed up in developing the code.

Let’s understand how they perform this task.

These AI tools are trained based on large amounts of data especially related to coding. So, when we ask for any code, they predict what code is needed based on the context.

Will these AI tools replace programmers?

Absolutely no. See, AI may be generating code, but it cannot replace programmers. Here’s why: Right now, AI tools provide repetitive code only; it helps us use the existing codes. But when it comes to adding creativity and making minor changes, AI faces problems. So as of now, AI is nothing but just an assistant to coders.

Limitations of Artificial Intelligence in Programming

Coding is not about writing codes only, but it also involves solving complex problems at the industry level which requires human intervention. While AI is helping throughout the world, it has also many limitations:

a) Innovation and Creativity:

In the coding world, innovation and creativity are very important in the development part and when it comes to AI, it lags as of now. AI is trained on large data, but it can’t helpfully when it goes out of its boundary data.

b) Lack of Contextual Understanding:

At industry-level projects, coding involves a broader understanding of the business objectives and requirements. For designing effective solutions for a broader project, it becomes crucial to understand the context behind the project, business goals, and requirements in doing the project, but AI lacks the ability to grasp these.

c) Safety and Obligation:

It is the programmer’s obligation to make sure that the development they are creating should remain safe from attackers.

It should be ethical and safe to protect the data. Artificial Intelligence makes mistakes and can create biased code; hence AI cannot be used for ethical responsibility.

From these points, we get to know that Artificial Intelligence has some voids in it for which we can’t rely fully on AI.

Which jobs will be replaced by AI and what should they do?

AI is capable of creating basic-level code tasks and hence those jobs that do not require logical thinking can be optimized and automated using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.

What should they do it overcome this? The answer is very simple: Enhance your skill. Jobs involving basic tasks will be surely replaced by AI and ML, so instead of thinking, you should improve your skills and go deep into your field.

Conclusion:

The conclusion of this article is very simple: AI will be used to enhance productivity; it can remove only those basic coding tasks and nothing more but will not replace coding jobs as a whole.

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