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9 programming tasks you shouldn't hand off to AI - and why

Before you offload your codebase to ChatGPT, read this. From security flaws to copyright nightmares, here's what the AI hype machine isn't telling you.

CSET (the Center for Security and Emerging Technology) at Georgetown University published a study late last year based on formal testing. A lot of the coding involved in embedded systems programming, kernel development, and performance-critical C and C++ optimization exists in the brains of a few expert coders. AI companies claim workforces made up of agents can duplicate this synergy, but nothing beats working with other folks in a team that's firing on all cylinders.

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