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People have been talking about this Dario Amodei quote from Davos that AI could do most of what software engineers do within 6-12 months.
What’s interesting to me is that he wasn’t just talking about better coding tools - he was arguing that software engineering may be one of the first domains to get close to full task automation (which could then accelerate AI progress itself)
Curious how this is showing up for freelancers here...
What parts of software work feel closest to full automation right now, and what still feels very far away?
Super interesting point! 🤔 From my perspective, repetitive or boilerplate tasks like code scaffolding, simple CRUD operations, or generating documentation feel closest to automation. What still seems far from full automation is complex problem-solving, architecture decisions, and understanding nuanced user needs.
it's their job to say these big statements, as their investments depend on it, if you want to really learn about the possiblities of AI stop listening to these hype creators sam altamn, Dario Amodei, elong musk etc and start listening to real fathers of AI Andrew ng and so on..
What sources would you recommend?
Could you define what you mean by problem solving?
If you mean messy real-world judgment, I agree AI still has limits. But in structured tasks like reasoning, coding, synthesis, and research, top models are already very strong.
So the real question is where those limits still matter most.
AI is close to automating coding.
Still far from understanding what to build.
AI cannot think. https://firstthings.com/ai-doesnt-know-what-its-doing/
It will only ever be able to create an "average" response based on a data set and some parameters.
The thought of having it make decisions for anyone is smoke and mirrors. Elites will make decisions and tell the AI, its slave, to substantiate them.
firstthings.com
AI Doesn’t Know What It’s Doing - First Things
Artificial intelligence is an umbrella term covering many beliefs about the powers possessed by computers, both now and in the future. Because computers today perform many tasks formerly reserved…
*their slave. Why can't we edit posts? I make typos all the time.
The decision "what to make", "what features to add" and context aware decisions whether it is a MVP, side project or full-fledged product still feels far away.
I honestly remain skeptical about AI’s ability to handle high-level decision-making or real-time strategy. As a senior in the SEO/AIO landscape, 'AI slop' is failing to rank, and its market data analysis is often outdated or inaccurate. Even on a basic technical level, I’m...
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AI will replace designers who refuse to see it as a tool.
That's why it's important, as a creative/developer to master these tools as early as possible.
With Claude AI, and other agents, certain tasks can be published and shipped faster than before.
Mastering the tools is the only way out for real... For us not to be thrown under the bus lol
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Botrix was built for the person responsible for everything and who needs to see it all in one place.
12 automations running. 8 apps connected. 2 active servers. 98% success rate. Four numbers. Full operational picture. No clicking around.
So I designed the Botrix AI Command Center to feel less like a monitoring tool and more like a control room that actually respects your time.
A soft warm canvas with orange and blue agent activity lines that make peak performance visible at a glance. The +24.11% agent execution spike isn't buried in a report; it surfaces as a live tooltip right on the chart at the moment it matters. The server status panel shows Singapore running at 42% CPU, 68% RAM, and 124GB bandwidth with Restart, SSH, and Scale actions one click away. The New York backup node shows Stopped in red, immediately, with no digging required.
The Live Activity Feed filters by All, Success, Failed, and Paused so nothing hides behind a green average. The connected tools panel shows OpenAI active and Stripe ready to toggle the entire integration layer visible without opening a settings page.
The goal was clear:
See everything. Act immediately. Trust the system.
Because when AI agents are running your business, the dashboard can't afford to be the bottleneck.
Designed by Orbix Studio.
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Nice work
Anthropic announces Claude Design.
Everybody on the internet screaming: DESIGNERS ARE DONE!!!
Meanwhile also Anthropic 👇 🤷♂️
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