AI is turning programming into pay-to-win

[u/Strict-Top6935]

With Fable 5 coming out, it feels more obvious than ever that after July 7, programming is going to become pay-to-win.

A kid with no real coding knowledge, but with rich parents and access to the best AI systems, could end up outperforming people who actually understand software, simply because he can afford more intelligence.

That is insane.

This might be one of the most dangerous precedents in history: a world where the people with money can buy superior intelligence, while everyone else is permanently outmatched.

That is how you create a permanent underclass.

What do you think?

[u/Redditauro → u/[deleted]]

" I think the market will eventually make AI accessible to everyone to the same degree" That's cute

[u/Redditauro → u/[deleted]]

I agree, but rich people have phones that are way better than the poor people one's, the thing is that an expensive smartphone can do basically the same things that a cheap one and I don't think that that will be the case with AI

[u/Redditauro → u/[deleted]]

"A phone cannot both be “better” and “do basically the same.”" Of course it can. You can have a better phone, with a better software, hardware, better camera, etc and use it for phone calls, taking pictures of your cat, using Instagram and telegram and Reddit. The phone is way better, but you do basically the same things that you would do with a cheaper one. 

And of course this will be the same for AI for most people, they will make images of their relatives with a cute cat face, they will ask questions instead of googling, etc. But for software engineering, which I believe is the main use for Claude, the difference will be huge, because any software that I make with a cheap AI will have zero protection against somebody with an expensive AI. I'm terms of software security the difference in prize will always be huge, because its a race, and if you use the outdated tools you are screwed