AI

Thoughts on AI.

AI and Software Development

Will AI replace programmers?

Programming using AI means using natural language prompts and queries to create a software program. One perspective on this is that it shifts the "programming language" from a typical language like Python, Go, or Rust, to a natural language.

One challenge with this is that natural languages are, generally speaking, somewhat imprecise. Adding precision to a natural language requires adding significant verbosity.

Ecological Impact

AI currently represents an ecological disaster.

• https://news.mit.edu/2025/explained-generative-ai-environmental-impact-0117
• https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00478-x
• https://hbr.org/2024/07/the-uneven-distribution-of-ais-environmental-impacts
• https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ais-climate-impact-goes-beyond-its-emissions/