No, we won't be replaced by AI

Recent discussions suggest that AI might replace programmers, with investors pouring significant funds into this potential. However, the argument that AI will completely replace human developers is flawed because AI can only learn tasks with clear feedback mechanisms, such as next-word prediction and short response generation, which do not encompass the entire scope of software development. Software development involves complex decision-making over the long term, like software architecture and project prioritization, which lack objective criteria for success and cannot be easily judged for their long-term soundness. Training AI to make such decisions would require an impractical amount of time, unlike humans who have evolved over millions of years to handle these tasks. While AI can assist developers in day-to-day tasks, it struggles with tasks that lack naturally occurring training data and immediate feedback. Therefore, instead of fearing replacement, developers should leverage AI tools for what they excel at, while retaining the more complex, high-level decision-making processes for humans.