{"id":9497,"date":"2023-04-01T16:38:37","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T14:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/01\/programmers-beware-chatgpt-has-ruined-your-magic-trick-john-naughton\/"},"modified":"2023-04-01T16:38:37","modified_gmt":"2023-04-01T14:38:37","slug":"programmers-beware-chatgpt-has-ruined-your-magic-trick-john-naughton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/01\/programmers-beware-chatgpt-has-ruined-your-magic-trick-john-naughton\/","title":{"rendered":"Programmers, beware: ChatGPT has ruined your magic trick | John Naughton"},"content":{"rendered":"

The generative AI tool can write code on request, making the specialist skill of programming open to everyone<\/p>\n

Benedict Evans, a tech analyst whose newsletter<\/a> is required reading for those who follow the industry, made an interesting point this week. He had, he said, been talking to generalist journalists who \u201cwere still under the impression that ChatGPT was a trivial parlour trick and the whole thing was about as interesting as a new iPhone app\u201d. On the other hand, he continued, \u201cmost people in tech are walking around slowly, holding on to the top of their head with both hands to stop it flying off. But within that, I think we can see a range of attitudes.\u201d<\/p>\n

We certainly can \u2013 on a spectrum ranging from the view that this \u201cgenerative AI\u201d is going to be the biggest bonanza since the invention of the wheel, to fears that it augurs an existential risk to humanity, and numerous opinions in between. Seeking a respite from the firehose of contradictory commentary, I suddenly remembered an interview that Steve Jobs \u2013 the nearest thing to a visionary the tech industry has ever had \u2013 gave in 1990, and dug it out on YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\nThe generative AI tool can write code on request, making the specialist skill of programming open to everyone
\nBenedict Evans, a tech analyst whose newsletter is required reading for those who follow the industry, made an interesting point this week. He had, he said, been talking to generalist journalists who \u201cwere still under the impression that ChatGPT was a trivial parlour trick and the whole thing was about as interesting as a new iPhone app\u201d. On the other hand, he continued, \u201cmost people in tech are walking around slowly, holding on to the top of their head with both hands to stop it flying off. But within that, I think we can see a range of attitudes.\u201d
\nWe certainly can \u2013 on a spectrum ranging from the view that this \u201cgenerative AI\u201d is going to be the biggest bonanza since the invention of the wheel, to fears that it augurs an existential risk to humanity, and numerous opinions in between. Seeking a respite from the firehose of contradictory commentary, I suddenly remembered an interview that Steve Jobs \u2013 the nearest thing to a visionary the tech industry has ever had \u2013 gave in 1990, and dug it out on YouTube. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The generative AI tool can write code on request, making the specialist skill of programming open to everyone Benedict Evans, a tech analyst whose newsletter is required reading for those who follow the industry, made an interesting point this week. He had, he said, been talking to generalist journalists who \u201cwere still under the impression …<\/p>\n

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