The Stack Overflow Podcast   /     AI isn't putting tech workers out of jobs, the stock price is

Summary

On today’s home team episode: a new study confirms that AI isn’t putting us out of business, why tech layoffs have been good for share prices, and the programming students learning to code with Copilot.

Subtitle
On today’s home team episode: a new study confirms that AI isn’t putting us out of business, why tech layoffs have been good for share prices, and the programming students learning to code with Copilot.
Duration
00:14:26
Publishing date
2024-02-06 05:20
Link
https://stackoverflow.blog/podcast/
Contributors
  Ben Popper, Ryan Donovan
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Enclosures
https://chrt.fm/track/G8F1AF/injector.simplecastaudio.com/6fa1d34c-502b-4abf-bd82-483804006e0b/episodes/e0d2e1ab-318f-492a-936a-65d9ce7c133b/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=6fa1d34c-502b-4abf-bd82-483804006e0b&awEpisodeId=e0d2e1ab-318f
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Shownotes

AI-generated code is “not equivalent to reliable and robust code, especially in the context of real-world software development,” according to a new study whose title got our attention.

Tech layoffs continue in the wake of the pandemic hiring boom, sending some share prices into the sky.

Take a look at how AI coding assistants are already changing the way code is made.

Shoutout to Stack Overflow user nonopolarity, who earned a Great Question badge by asking Can someone explain SSH tunnel in a simple way?.