The automated coder

mid-2028

Daniel Kokotajlo moved his estimate for the "automated coder" forward to mid-2028, the point when companies would rather let engineers go than give up the AI.

Forecast: Daniel Kokotajlo (AI Futures Project), April 2026. Source: AI Futures Project

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