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# The self-destructive fate of programmers and coders
- URL: https://www.europeans.today/2023/07/10/the-self-destructive-fate-of-programmers-and-coders/
- Published: 2023-07-10T00:02:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-07-11T02:52:09.000Z
- Description: Computer programmers and coders could see their jobs reduced to almost nothing in 5 years, thanks to AI. They are literally training their replacement. | Political Cartoon by FM Hansen.
- Author: FM Hansen
- Tags: Political Cartoons, Artificial Intelligence (AI)

### Computer programmers and coders could see their jobs reduced to almost nothing in 5 years, thanks to AI. They are literally training their replacement. | Political Cartoon by FM Hansen.

T he rapid progress in AI technology has enabled the development of sophisticated algorithms and machine learning models that can automate many programming tasks. 

As a result, these technologies have the potential to render the jobs of computer programmers and coders virtually obsolete in 5 years.

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****FM Hansen**

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### **GOING FURTHER**

  
*- [AI to replace programmers in 5 years, says Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque](https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/artificial-intelligence/ai-to-replace-programmers-in-5-years-says-stability-ai-ceo-emad-mostaque-8793427/?ref=europeans.today) | The Indian Express*
*- [Is AI Turning Me Into an Obsolete Machine?](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/03/gpt-4-chat-gpt-ai-jobs.html?ref=europeans.today) | NY Mag*
*- [The ethics of artificial intelligence: Issues and initiatives](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2020/634452/EPRS%5FSTU%282020%29634452%5FEN.pdf?ref=europeans.today) | EU Parliament*

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▪ **Text:* This piece was first published in PMP Magazine on 7 July 2023.* 
*▪ *Cover:* FM Hansen. (Licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/?ref=europeans.today).)*

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