> transforming a tool of empowerment into an amplifier of existing disparities.
Which disparity are we talking about? That of non-coders vs coders?
It used to be that someone who did not know how to code had zero chance of writing any program that runs.
Enabling these people to write code is a massive empowerment unlike any we have seen before. Hundreds of millions of people who had no chance of writing working code before will be able to do so if they wish. That's a lot of people reaching for lots of ideas. I doubt that genius and insanely productive programmer, would be able to outcompete all these competitors that previously did not exist.
I don't think we fully comprehend what this will mean in the future - but I doubt it amplifies disparity.
> Enabling these people to write code is a massive empowerment unlike any we have seen before. Hundreds of millions of people who had no chance of writing working code before will be able to do so if they wish.
They still are not able to code. They don’t understand a thing from the output. They cannot see right from wrong, or correct anything by themselves. Maybe at some occasions that kind of coding is useful, but not in professional setting.
It can be useful in learning, but so are all old school methods.
You get the most from LLMs when you are very good programmer - that is the OPs point.
These people who could have been talking to machines, now talk to AI companies who do the work for them. It's almost free today, but what will it cost once they need it to make money and they have no alternative ?
> transforming a tool of empowerment into an amplifier of existing disparities.
Which disparity are we talking about? That of non-coders vs coders?
It used to be that someone who did not know how to code had zero chance of writing any program that runs.
Enabling these people to write code is a massive empowerment unlike any we have seen before. Hundreds of millions of people who had no chance of writing working code before will be able to do so if they wish. That's a lot of people reaching for lots of ideas. I doubt that genius and insanely productive programmer, would be able to outcompete all these competitors that previously did not exist.
I don't think we fully comprehend what this will mean in the future - but I doubt it amplifies disparity.