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Opinion | It’s the End of Computer Programming as We Know It. (And I Feel Fine.)

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“Programming will be obsolete,” Matt Welsh, a former engineer at Google and Apple, predicted recently. Welsh now runs an AI start-up, but his prediction, while perhaps self-serving, doesn’t sound implausible: I believe the conventional idea of ​​“writing a program” is headed for extinction, and indeed, for all but very specialized applications, most software, as we know it, will be replaced by AI systems that are trained Rather than programmed. In situations where one needs a “simple” program … those programs will, themselves, be generated by an AI rather than coded by hand. Welsh’s argument, which ran earlier this year in… Read More

CBC layoffs could change what programming looks like, president says – National

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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 5, 2023 8:39 am Updated January 30, 2024 7:32 pm 1 min read Decrease article font size Increase article font size The CBC’s president says a round of layoffs and programming cuts the broadcaster announced this week could mean changes in what viewers see on television. Catherine Tait says slashing millions from the Crown corporation’s overall budget may mean fewer unscripted, factual or game shows. She says those kinds of content don’t fall under the broadcast regulator’s programs of national interest policy that the CBC has to remain committed to. Tait’s comments came… Read More