trent shipley via PLUG-discuss said on Tue, 6 Jun 2023 02:03:12 -0700

>*Pointy haired manager to programmer:*  We are thinking of replacing
>programming with AI.
>
>*Programmer:*  Don't you mean you plan to replace programmers with AI.
>
>*PHM:* No, replace programming itself.
>
>*P:*  How?  Why?
>
>*PHM: * Well, the Big, Poorly Understood AI produces really good
>results without actually writing code.
>
>*P:* Go on...
>
>*PHM:*  Plus it's cheap and really, really prolific and efficient.
>
>*P:* Sure, but its quality is awful!!
>
>*PHM:* So is the quality of your software, all software, really.
>
>*P.* Yeah, but the AI's quality is MUCH worse!
>
>*PHM:*  Yes, but the AI is so affordable, efficient, and prolific,
>that the wrongful death lawsuits will be just a cost of doing
>business, and we'll still come out ahead according to the actuaries.

LOL, this same discussion was PHM's excuse to Congress to raise the H1B
visa limits a decade or so ago.


SteveT

Steve Litt 
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