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In case you were worried about the slow encroachment of AI on everything, here’s some more bad news. Google fed their coding interview questions to ChatGPT, and based on the answers they got back, it qualifies for a level 3 engineer position, which comes with a $183,000 yearly salary. That’s right, if you dig deep and work hard, you’ll still probably be outearned by a robot.
The news comes from CNBC, which reported that the experiment was meant to test the uses of integrating AI chatbots into Google. The idea behind the testing being to aid users in getting a concise answer faster than if users surfed links the old-fashioned way.
That said, when PC Mag asked ChatGPT if it would ever replace software engineers it responded with:
No, ChatGPT will not replace software engineers. ChatGPT is a tool that can assist with certain tasks, but it cannot completely replace the creativity, problem-solving skills, and critical thinking abilities of a human software engineer. Additionally, ChatGPT requires human supervision and direction to operate effectively.
Haha, nice try, but we all know you’re not the arbiter of your own future, Skynet. Some dumbass with an MBA is, and they’ll want to use you to replace as much as they possibly can to ensure maximum short-term profit.
Of course, when asked whether its response would be the case in 20 years, or if lower-level positions would be at risk, it admitted the latter point may be the case. But reiterated that it would never be a full replacement.
Also salient is a recent study, which showed that ChatGPT could be used to identify and fix buggy code. This has naturally caused the same debate that artists, journalists, and business people have had on the technology. Though, realistically, in this use at least, it’s basically spellcheck for coders.
That said, there are parts of such jobs that, as of yet, AI probably can’t dispense with with the meatsacks just yet. Namely, anything that requires presence to work with customers and the like, at minimum. As it stated in response to a question:
There are many ethical and social implications to consider with the widespread use of AI in the workplace.
Source: PC Mag
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