Elon Musk: AI Already Codes Better Than 90% of Professional Engineers
haider1 · x · 2026-08-07
Elon Musk stated that in software engineering, AI is currently better at writing software than at least 90% of professional engineers.
He predicted that AI capabilities will soon surpass 99% of human engineers, reaching a point where humans will simply no longer be able to compete.
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