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Hacker News has set AI a lot of challenges over the years. Which ones has it met?

2016 Junecalgoo

About an article claiming coding is over and apps can be made without programming.

While the basic idea behind the article is very nice, its not really ready yet. People try all the time, and you end up with stuff like SAP (which still needs coding). I think the only way you can remove the coding (apart from basic: click button -> do: XY) is to advance AI to a point where you can just request an application with basic specs and its made. However, that looks like its still a few years away.

AI builds a working application when someone just requests it with basic specs.

Has this happened?

Yes 115 (84%)Not sure 13 (9%)No 9 (7%)

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