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Elon Musk suggests source code is becoming like assembly as AI moves toward generating binaries directly
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Agentic LLMs are shifting the end product of software engineering from source code to specifications, prompting debate over whether traditional programming languages will remain necessary.
For engineers, this changes the focus of development from writing syntax to writing unambiguous specifications. While LLMs can generate code or even binaries, the need to reduce ambiguity in execution remains, meaning programming languages may evolve rather than disappear.
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Agentic LLMs can regenerate source code in multiple ways from a specification, making code an intermediate artifact rather than the final product.
Elon Musk suggests source code is becoming analogous to assembly language and AI could eventually produce binaries directly.
Programming languages still serve to reduce ambiguity in natural language specifications, so they are unlikely to disappear entirely.
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