The TED AI Show Will AI “eat software” — and what’ll happen to coders? w/ GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke
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Jul 2, 2024 
GitHub Founder & CEO, Thomas Dohmke, discusses how AI is reshaping software development, making coding more accessible. They explore AI's impact on creativity, the evolution of software community, and the future role of coders in a world with advanced AI technology.
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NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter
- NASA's Ingenuity helicopter on Mars used software from 12,000 volunteer coders on GitHub.
- Most contributors didn't even realize they were part of the project.
AI Eating Software
- Marc Andreessen predicted software would transform industries, then declared AI would transform software itself.
- This insight comes as the CEO of GitHub, a platform built on human-created software.
Copilot's Impact
- GitHub Copilot, powered by GPT-4, now writes 50% of GitHub's code, increasing developer productivity and enjoyment.
- This percentage is expected to rise to 80%, highlighting AI's growing role.