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It will replace a lot of crappy jobs the same way the industrial revolution did with machines making it possible to improve lifestyles (which is what machines did).
The people that typically hate LLMs (AI) are the same people that don't mind developers flooding the market with 'free software' (which can thwart real competition, not just reduce paying jobs).
It has gotten me on the right path on occasions where it was wrong, and when I question information it will most often tell me 'you're right!' and have a good chance of a real answer.
The biggest failure I've had with it is trying to get the ffmpegthumbnailer working in Windows. Other than that, it's annoying how many times I ask for instructions for Windows and it tells me to use blatant Linux commands (or package managers).
Anecdotally, every AI has generations to go before it's good enough to replace a person entirely. It's a solid tool for people that know how to code, but it's nothing more than hobby or reporting worthy to someone with limited to no programming experience. It does not make secure or efficient code, and it's only as good as the input, which will not be good from someone that doesn't understand how to code. Anyone that blindly trusts generated code and pushes into production, is insanely reckless and grossly unqualified to have that kind of power.
Agreed, at the moment people who understand the code are still valuable. Also knowing what code is capable is as well.