There Are No Programmers in Star Trek
4 hours ago
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- Programming is seen as a transitory phenomenon in the future, as depicted in SciFi.
- Star Trek portrays a future where computers are intelligent and don't require programming; users simply talk to them.
- AI in Star Trek and other SciFi stories (like Asimov's) doesn't need programmers but rather AI psychiatrists or engineers.
- The concept of a Universal AI suggests that future AI can perform tasks without explicit programming, making algorithms irrelevant.
- The author reflects on the uniqueness of the current era where programming exists and anticipates its eventual obsolescence.