About whether AI could build apps from spoken wishes like "make a web page".
Has this happened?
Yes 103 (90%)Not sure 4 (3%)No 8 (7%)
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
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About whether AI could build apps from spoken wishes like "make a web page".
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
Sounds like something that could be used for customizing a CMS a little bit, but software development is something very different from what you're describing.
Developing software requires understanding of completely open ended natural language. NLP is nowhere near that level of AI and doubt that it will be in the next 30 years.