Elon Musk, CEO of xAI, has predicted that artificial intelligence will dramatically change the nature of coding jobs. According to Musk, AI has already taken out much of the repetitive and time-consuming aspects of writing software, and in the near future, coding could become more of a creative hobby rather than a functional task.
Responding to a post by OpenAI President Greg Brockman, Musk said, “AI has taken a lot of the drudgery out of writing software. But, in the fairly near future, writing software will be like being a painter: In the old days, you needed a professional painter to spend many days just to make one selfie (fka a portrait) just so people could know what you looked like! Now, you can make a video selfie instantly and effortlessly. There are still people who paint, of course, but it’s recreational, rather than functional.”
Musk, who was one of the original co-founders of OpenAI, later parted ways with the organisation and launched his own AI company, xAI. The company has since merged with the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
xAI’s flagship product is the Grok AI chatbot, which competes with other leading AI models such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude. Coding has been one of the major areas of focus for AI companies, with several now developing AI agents specifically designed to handle software development tasks.
OpenAI recently introduced Codex, an AI agent built with the aim of becoming a cloud-based software engineering assistant. Microsoft also launched GitHub Spark AI, a tool that can build applications using only natural language prompts.
As for xAI, the company rolled out Grok 4 during its latest update. This advanced coding assistant supports more than 20 programming languages and offers integration with code editors. It enables developers to write, debug and explain code simply by using natural language.
Musk’s comments highlight a growing belief that AI is not just a tool to assist coders but one that may soon redefine the profession altogether.
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