Writing on
the Wall ?
DNA ( 26 Feb 2017 ) carries following news :
“ AI steals code from other
programmes “
As each day passes by, Artificial
Intelligence is getting smarter. A new AI program has now gained the ability to
write its own code.
The AI program, which is built by
Microsoft and Cambridge University researchers, is able to solve programming
problems — BY STEALING CODE FROM OTHER PROGRAMS.
The system called DeepCoder, has the ability to solve basic programming challenges
by PLAGIARIZING BITS OF CODE FROM OTHER
EXISTING SOFTWARE.
To solve these programming problems, and
write code, the machine uses a technique known as program synthesis - can be
used TO AUTOMATE THE TEDIOUS PART OF CODE
DEVELOPMENT AND LET THE DEVELOPERS FOCUS ON COMPLEX TASKS.
The most wonderful outcome of this
machine is that IT WILL GIVE PEOPLE THE ABILITY
TO BUILD PROGRAMS, WITHOUT KNOWING HOW TO CODE. Reported by New Scientist,
the system is said to TAKE LINES OF CODE FROM
EXISTING PROGRAMS AND COMBINING THEM RESPECTIVELY.
This neural network can also take design
clues and develop a program after harvesting appropriate lines of code from a
massive code database using machine learning. It is said to analyze which lines
would be the best fit and writes a working code, in just a few seconds. At the
moment, DeepCoder is only capable of solving programming challenges that
involve around five lines of code.
Building an AI which is capable of such
intense coding could soon, revolutionize the development of computer programs.
If DeepCoder AI System
“ will give people the ability to build programs,
without knowing how to code “ ,
what could be the implications for the Indian IT industry , which :
Employs
3.5 million persons in India ( mostly , software developers )
Deploys
3 lakh developers in USA ( on H1 B visa ) ?
India became a “ Software
Superpower “ on the back of the “ grunt work “ by these millions
What happens when AI ( DeepCoder ) takes
over that work ?
Can we become “ Software Superfluous “ ?
Shall we treat the emergence of
DeepCoder , a threat or an opportunity ?
There is no way , we can stop the march
of AI , which is accelerating by the day !
There is only one way
If we cannot lick them
, we must join them !
By becoming :
But that is possible only if the government ,
THE WRITING IS ON
THE WALL !
28 Feb 2017
www.hemenparekh.in
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