OpenAI researcher Leo Gao: coding models make niche software almost free to build
willdepue · x · 2026-09-25
OpenAI researcher Leo Gao shared a rare burst of AI optimism: setting aside the whole "AI killing everyone" concern, he's delighted with coding models — you can now build niche software that never would have existed, for close to free, and make it beautiful down to the smallest details in a way that once required painstaking effort.
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