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AI’s potential threat to programming has been widely debated over the past few years, as evidenced by the growing number of provocative headlines. For example, “The End of Programming” argued that “the end of classical computer science is coming, and most of us are dinosaurs waiting for the meteor to hit.” Other articles have predicted…
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“Artificial intelligence is shaping how many college students think about their academic paths,” said a recently published Gallup article, “College Students Weigh AI’s Impact on Majors and Careers.” Forty-two percent of bachelor’s degree students say AI has caused them to give serious thought to changing their major, including 13% who say they have thought about…
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“When Deep Blue, IBM’s chess-playing supercomputer, beat Garry Kasparov in 1997, computers were still just computers,” noted a recent NY Times Magazine article, “We Don’t Really Know How A.I. Works. That’s a Problem,” by freelance writer Oliver Whang. Deep Blue determined the best next move by simulating and assigning values to board positions up to…
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Over the past few years, I’ve written a number of posts on the potential economic impact of artificial intelligence. One theme that has consistently stood out is the wide divergence of views on how transformative that impact will be. While there is broad agreement that AI capabilities are advancing rapidly, there is far less agreement…
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A few weeks ago, the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) released the 2026 AI Index Report, its ninth annual analysis of the impact, progress, and trends of AI. Led by an interdisciplinary group of experts from across academia and industry, the AI Index offers one of the most comprehensive, data-driven views of the…
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“Agents will be embedded in business processes with direct impact on operations, data, and compliance,” wrote Eric Broda and John Y Miller in “KYA — Know Your Agent,” a recent article in their Agentic Mesh Substack. Broda is the founder of Broda Group Software, co-founder of The Agentic Mesh Company, and co-author of Agentic Mesh,…
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“There is significant interest in the development and application of foundation models for scientific discovery,” said Foundation Models for Scientific Discovery and Innovation,” a recent report from the National Academies. “Foundation models possess the capacity to generate outputs or findings and discern patterns within extensive data sets with data volumes that are considered overwhelming for…
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When OpenAI released the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT in late 2022, expectations inside the company were modest. Earlier consumer-facing language models had drawn little interest—or even backlash. Instead, ChatGPT became perhaps the most successful consumer product in history. As a recent New York Times article, “The Race to Build the World’s Best Friend,” reported, in…
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“In the expectation that artificial intelligence will be transformative, large American tech firms poured over $400bn into data centres and other necessary infrastructure during 2025; by one estimate, a staggering $7trn will be spent by the end of the decade,” wrote The Economist in its November 10 issue on “The World Ahead 2026.” “Yet revenues…
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“As artificial Intelligence (AI) reshapes culture, science, labor markets, and the aggregate economy, experts debate its value, risks, and how quickly it will integrate into everyday life,” noted “The Longitudinal Expert AI Panel,” a recently published report. “Leaders of AI companies forecast transformative AI systems that cure all diseases, replace whole classes of jobs, and…