Former President Barack Obama says artificial intelligence (AI) can code better than the majority of human coders.
At a time when AI is present across various industries, the technology certainly has its pros and cons. And it will be even more important not to get left out of the conversation, which is why supporters like Kevin Hart are helping to ensure the technology is accessible to Black founders through his $10k grant program, as AFROTECH™ previously told you.
“The train is coming and coming fast,” Hart told Fortune. “Either you’re on it, or if not, get out of the way.”
Barack Obama recently had the chance himself to weigh in on the discourse around AI’s influence as part of the Sacerdote Great Names Series at Hamilton College held on Thursday, April 3, in Clinton, N.Y. During a discussion with the school’s president, Steven Tepper, Obama shared his predictions about which roles may face declining job security due to AI. He stated that the majority of human coders are already being outpaced by current AI models, and that roles involving more routine tasks will no longer be a necessity.
“Already the current models of AI, not necessarily the ones that you purchase or that you just get through the retail ChatGPT, but the more advanced models that are available now to companies, they can code better than let’s call it 60%, 70% of coders now,” he mentioned. “We’re talking highly skilled jobs that pay really good salaries and that up until recently has been entirely a seller’s market in Silicon Valley. A lot of that work is going to go away. The best coders will be able to use these tools to augment what they already do, but for a lot of routine stuff you just won’t need a coder because the computer or the machine will do it itself. That’s going to duplicate itself across professions.”
