Learn how to use them to write software, and learn how to write software that uses them.
I don't think you need to stop on a dime. But keep an eye out. I am very optimistic in two ways, under the assumption that this stuff continues to improve.
Firstly, with computers now able to speak and write natural language, see and hear, and some
amount of reasoning, I think the demand for software is only going up. We are in an awkward phase of figuring out how to make software that leverages this, and a lot of shit software is being built, but these capabilities are transformative and only means more software needs be written. I suppose I don't share the fear that only one software needs to be written (AGI) and instead see it as a great opening up, as well as a competitive advantage for new software against old software, meaning roughly everything is a candidate for being rewritten.
And then secondly, with computers able to write code, I think this mostly gives superpowers to people who know how to make software. This isn't a snap your fingers no more coding situation, it's programmers getting better and better at making software. Maybe someday that doesn't mean writing code anymore, but I think at each step the people poised to get the most value out of this are the people who know how to make software (or 2nd most
value, behind the people who employ them.)
I don't think you need to stop on a dime. But keep an eye out. I am very optimistic in two ways, under the assumption that this stuff continues to improve.
Firstly, with computers now able to speak and write natural language, see and hear, and some amount of reasoning, I think the demand for software is only going up. We are in an awkward phase of figuring out how to make software that leverages this, and a lot of shit software is being built, but these capabilities are transformative and only means more software needs be written. I suppose I don't share the fear that only one software needs to be written (AGI) and instead see it as a great opening up, as well as a competitive advantage for new software against old software, meaning roughly everything is a candidate for being rewritten.
And then secondly, with computers able to write code, I think this mostly gives superpowers to people who know how to make software. This isn't a snap your fingers no more coding situation, it's programmers getting better and better at making software. Maybe someday that doesn't mean writing code anymore, but I think at each step the people poised to get the most value out of this are the people who know how to make software (or 2nd most value, behind the people who employ them.)