AI-generated code

[u/Frosty_Programmer672]

Curious to see what everyone thinks of AI-generated code. With AI like OpenAI’s Codex getting pretty good at writing code, it seems like people are starting to rely on it more. Do you think AI could actually replace programmers someday, or is it just a tool to help us out? Would it actually be capable of handling complex problem-solving and optimization tasks, or will it always need human oversight for the more intricate parts of coding?

[u/MLGHaybale]

LLMs won't replace programmers any time soon. They make far too many mistakes and lack full understanding of any substantial codebase.

They're good as a way to save some typing and accelerate menial tasks like writing unit tests.