"I was driving through Austin, Texas, recently and I saw a Waymo vehicle. These are autonomous vehicles that-in principle, at least-drive themselves. The Waymo Driver boasts a variety of whirling gadgets that detect the surrounding environment and guide the vehicle. But when I pulled up alongside, I saw there was a human in the driver's seat. This ties right into my thinking about the role of the developer in the transitional world of AI-enabled programming."
"It underlines the question of how "in the loop" human coders need to be. So far, it seems programmers are still needed to guide and inform our use of AI-assisted tools. We might even have reached a high-water mark of the current generation of LLM-driven AI saturation. For JavaScript programmers today, the message is: Keep learning the craft."
A Waymo autonomous vehicle was observed in Austin with a human in the driver's seat despite onboard sensors and the Waymo Driver system. Human oversight remains present in deployed autonomous systems. The observation prompts questions about how tightly human coders must remain in the loop during the transition to AI-enabled programming. Programmers continue to be needed to guide and inform AI-assisted tools. The current generation of LLM-driven tools may have reached high saturation. Practical safety, edge cases, and system integration still require human judgment and engineering. Continuous learning, core craftsmanship, testing, and tooling keep developers relevant while they leverage AI assistance.
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