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Alternatively, wait for co-pilot to add support for C++, then start writing an operating system with Win32-compatible API using co-pilot.

There is plenty of leaked Windows source code on Github, so chances are that co-pilot would give quite good suggestions for implementing a Win32-compatible kernel. Then watch and see if Microsoft will try to argue that you are violating their copyright using code generated by their AI.

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Oh man, that got meta super fast. Its like a mobius strip!

It can always get more meta.

For example, the AI tool that Microsoft's lawyers use ("Co-Counsel"), will be filing the DMCA notices and subsequenct lawsuits against Co-Pilot generated code.

This will result in a massive caseload for the courts, so naturally they'll turn to their AI tool ("DocketPlus Pro") to adjudicate all the cases.

Only thing left is to enter these AI-generated judgements into Etherium smart contracts. Then it's just computers suing other computers, and being ordered to send the fruits of their hashing to one another.

And while the machines are distracted by all that, we can get back to writing code.

Who could have predicted machines would be very good at multitasking. As of today they are STIL writing code AND creating more wealth through gold hoarding AND smart contracts at the same time!

Don't forget settlements paid in Ai-generated crypto-currencies backed by Gold mined in Australia fully automated mine. Run it all on solar and humans can just fuck right off.

Nick Land-style accelerationism, or the "ascended economy". https://slatestarcodex.com/2016/05/30/ascended-economy/

The market ultimately obeys customer demand, so all these problems will be sorted out... until customer AI.

That's the next step for Amazon Prime: 0-click shopping. Just buys stuff from your recommendations every month and sends it to you.

"Local man in mental distress as microwave-lasagna meals get delivered to his house every 20 minutes"

Amazon refuses request for microwave.

The legal system moves swiftly now that we've abolished all lawyers!

Have you read Accelerando by 'cstross? It plays out kind of like this, only taken to a tangent. Notably, it's written before ethereum or bitcoin were conceived. Great storyline.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerando

I have not. But I will. Thanks!

Isn't this similar to how ads and adblocker fight, just extrapolated?

Yes.

Somehow, I find this a plausible and not entirely undesirable outcome for society. The less time humans spend interfacing with machines, the more points humanity gets anyway.

The nice thing about co-pilot is that it will suggest to do the same mistakes as in other software. If you accept all autosuggestions in C++ you might end up with Windows.

And eventually you will be forced to do it the way everyone does it.

An imaginary conversation between a real developer and some kind of managing person:

"Why are you typing all this stuff by hand? All your coworkers are much more efficient by using the AI!"

"But I need to actually understand ..."

"You should get more efficient! Look at how much time this costs us."

"Yeah but they are copying in mistakes from ..."

"No, the system works! Just do it like everyone else does it and do not waste more time!"

Or at the next code interview ...

This is such a ridiculous statement to me. If this were a real problem we would have noticed by now with stackoverflow. I truly believe the vast majority of capable developers read, understand and test code they copy from somewhere. This is even more obvious with an AI that will never suggest 100% correct code all the time.

oracle is probably already arming their lawyers. just setup a git, put a restrictive license, and scan any new github projects.

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