About whether AI will make the supply of software effectively infinite.
Has this happened?
Yes 74 (60%)Not sure 16 (13%)No 34 (27%)
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
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About whether AI will make the supply of software effectively infinite.
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
I don't see the current tech making supply infinite. Not even close.
Maybe a more advanced type of model they'll invent in the next years. Who knows... But GPT-like models? Nah, they won't write useful code applicable in prod without supervision by an experient engineer.