Future impacts

The increasing capabilities of LLMs will fundamentally change the landscape of software development. One of the most significant impacts will be the democratization of coding. As LLMs make it easier for non-programmers to write functional code, they will enable more people to contribute to software development without needing deep expertise in programming languages. This shift could lead to a proliferation of new apps and tools created by diverse individuals and small teams.

LLMs will also drive significant advances in automated software testing. With models that can understand and generate test cases, software reliability is likely to increase, as AI-driven systems will help identify bugs and issues before code is ever deployed.

The role of developers is likely to change as well. Instead of focusing primarily on writing code, many developers will shift toward problem-solving, code optimization, and creative ideation, leaving routine tasks to AI assistants. As...