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Veteran programmer warns on trusting AI-written code

Original: I've been programming computers for over half a century. I've written and maintained something like a million lines of c

A programmer with over fifty years of experience and roughly a million lines of written and maintained code is questioning what happens when software systems are handed over to AI that no human fully understands. The reflection highlights how difficult understanding and maintaining software already is, even for experienced engineers, and warns of the risks of losing human comprehension of critical systems.

Why now: Concerns about AI-generated code outpacing human understanding are a hot topic among developers right now.

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• I've been programming computers for over half a century. I've written and maintained something like a million lines of code, and I know how hard it can be to understand and maintain software. What happens when we entrust systems to AI that no human fully understands? We're… · ASegar · 3

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