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Generative AI Is Just The Latest Chapter: 80 Years Of Programming Automation

Boris Kontsevoi, a Forbes Councils member, argues that generative AI is the latest chapter in an 80-year history of programming automation, tracing the evolution from early tools to modern AI-assisted development. The article emphasizes that while AI can handle tasks from requirement interpretation to documentation, the core challenge of understanding user needs remains.

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Generative AI Is Just The Latest Chapter: 80 Years Of Programming Automation
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By Boris Kontsevoi, Forbes Councils MemberSource:

Forbes Innovation Generative AIcan stay with the same problem, from interpreting the requirement through implementation, testing and documentation.

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