Now for AI’s latest trick: writing computer code

[Kent Sharkey]

Wired[^]:

Programs such as GPT-3 can compose convincing text. Some people are using the tool to automate software development and hunt for bugs.

"I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that."

[Lost User]

Wired wrote:

Tell the company’s tool to “multiply two numbers given by a user,” for example, and it will whip up a dozen or so lines in Python to do just that.

A dozen lines in python, to multiply two numbers? That's your Selling Point? Even in 1980, that would not be sufficient. So, writing code is still not something an AI can do, even though it has been in the media for the past 40 frikkin years? Even Access 95 does better than that :D

Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.