Elon Musk says AI has taken hard work out of coding, predicts seismic shift in tech jobs

xAI CEO Elon Musk has predicted a major change in jobs involving coding in the near future due to AI. The billionaire states that AI has taken out a lot of ‘drudgery’ from writing software and in the near future it could become similar to painting i.e. a ‘recreational’ activity rather than a functional job. 

Replying to a post by OpenAI President Greg Brockman, Musk wrote, “AI has taken a lot of the drudgery out of writing software. But, in the fairly near future, writing software will be like being a painter: In the old days, you needed a professional painter to spend many days just to make one selfie (fka a portrait) just so people could know what you looked like! Now, you can make a video selfie instantly & effortlessly. There are still people who paint, of course, but it’s recreational, rather than functional.”