Why your coding skills are more essential than ever in the AI age

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• AI-generated code requires stepped-up human oversight.
• Experts advise keeping AI-generated code in a sandbox.
• At best, AI may do about 80% of the work in building software.

We've been hearing incessantly how AI tools and vibe coding mean less need for human coders and programmers. Maybe it's time to rethink the logic of that argument.

More human oversight

AI -- and all that associated vibe stuff -- is not diminishing the importance of human coders. If anything, AI requires even more human oversight when it comes to generating and implementing software, argued Michael Li in a recent article in Harvard Business Review.

Also: I took Harvard's free online coding classes to better catch AI's errors - and they're legit

Such tools make coding experience "more -- not less -- important," Li said ...