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Sam Altman argues that AI could increase demand for programmers by making software cheaper and easier to build, rather than rendering coders obsolete. Businesses may simply find more things worth building, he suggests.
Why it mattersAltman made the case in comments to podcaster Matthew Berman, as reported by Mashable. It is a forecast, not evidence that coding jobs are already growing. The useful question is whether more software means more work for developers, or just fewer people needed to make it. Which is more likely?
Discuss: If AI makes software cheaper to build, will businesses hire more developers to build more of it, or need fewer developers overall?
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