Almost a year ago, I wrote an article about my experiences with „A.I. and Coding„.
Since then, I have used ChatGPT (version 4) for almost all my programming projects (private and professional).
This year, my opinion from back then has been confirmed: As a support tool, it’s an extremely great help, but it’s not a miracle cure. And as with any tool, you have to know exactly when and how to use it.

What really bothers me at the moment is the way the „mainstream“ media is reporting on the topic of „coding and A.I.“. As is so often the case, they exaggerate the negative aspects in particular; „disasters“ simply generate more sales. These statements are then simply blindly parroted. Apparently, no-one ever thinks to see live what A.I. can really do and, above all, what it can’t do. Because then you could really see whether and to what extent your own job is really(!) threatened by A.I.. And if so, how you can use A.I. to make your job better and therefore safer. Because ranting about A.I. and stopping or banning it, as some are trying to do (EU), will not stop the A.I. revolution.

It is often enough to simply use common sense to recognise how the press exaggerates:
Let’s take the following thought model as an example:
In order for an IT customer to properly communicate their requirements these days, dozens of meetings (at least) with the developers (coders) are necessary. In these meetings, hundreds of questions/opinions about ideas vs. possibilities are thrown back and forth, including many misunderstandings, etc. This then leads to dozens of versions of the requirements documentation.
And as soon as the first prototype is ready, everything was meant to be completely different.
If I now imagine that this IT customer has to communicate directly with ChatGPT etc.. Without the support/consultancy of someone who knows IT. And I’m not even talking about implementation, rollout, troubleshooting, etc.
Yes, there will be fewer people in programme development in the future. But the people who today just copy their code from Stack Overflow without understanding what these lines actually do are at risk. But good people will always be needed, especially to manage communication with the customer. These good people will then also develop, test, document and implement the programmes etc., all with AI support of course.
Ergo: The way programmers work will change significantly, but the fact that they will all become redundant is definitely not the case.

It is exactly the same situation that we have observed so many times in the past: in the 1450s, the printing press; in the 1840s, the mechanical loom; in the 1950s, the transistor computer; in the 1970s, the IC pocket calculator; in the 1980s, industrial robots and PCs; in the 2000s, the Internet; …
Each of these inventions led to far-reaching changes, but they were also opportunities that have advanced humanity.

It is precisely these lessons from the past that should be learnt by those who rail against A.I. and want to ban it. And not just programmers, but also authors, editors, journalists, photographers, artists, musicians, etc.
You will not stop A.I., not anymore! And if politicians really do restrict A.I., other countries will seize this opportunity and extend their lead – just as they are already doing in other areas …

I know that my opinion is provocative, but that’s how I see the situation and for those who disagree – we’ll talk about it in 5-10 years and see who was right …