Someone who's not a professional developer was able to take the weakest model OpenAI offers today and get exactly what they wanted for a V1.
Have you actually worked with a consultancy? Have you priced out what the back and forth you had with 3.5 would have cost with a real human with a similar level of depth?
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I personally don't think AI's effect on offshoring will be so cut and dry, since it's not like offshore developers can't level up with it too, but your example is showing how badly people are underestimating the impact AI will have on programming.
Have you actually worked with a consultancy? Have you priced out what the back and forth you had with 3.5 would have cost with a real human with a similar level of depth?
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I personally don't think AI's effect on offshoring will be so cut and dry, since it's not like offshore developers can't level up with it too, but your example is showing how badly people are underestimating the impact AI will have on programming.