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Veteran programmer warns on AI-written code humans cannot understand
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 50 years of experience and roughly a million lines of written and maintained code is questioning what happens when critical systems are entrusted to AI-generated software that no human fully understands. Drawing on a career of struggling to maintain complex codebases, they warn that maintainability risks deepen when no one can comprehend the software we depend on.
Why now: Growing concern that AI-generated code may become impossible for humans to understand or maintain.
Evidence
- 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
- 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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