Artificial Intelligence (AI) is evolving rapidly, becoming increasingly advanced and indispensable across industries and everyday life. Continuous innovations are making AI more practical and impactful for individuals and businesses alike.
However, the wide adoption of AI has also given rise to concerns regarding the role of humans getting replaced by technology. ‘Will AI take away jobs?’ is one of the most asked questions about AI.
Developers are especially concerned about their future as many assume that AI will replace developers. AI has already started altering the mobile app development landscape and it is tough to measure its full impact and scope as far as the future is concerned. However, it surely can be discussed.
If this topic interests you as much as it intrigues us, you are in the right place. Continue reading and dive with us in this journey where we discuss the dynamics between AI and app developers. Explore where the future is headed and plan accordingly.
In this blog
- AI in app development: An overview
- Impact of AI on programming and developers
- AI vs Human Developers: The verdict
- Frequently asked questions
AI in app development: An overview
Let us first start with understanding the scope of AI (Artificial Intelligence) in app development.
The demand for artificial intelligence is higher than ever, and mobile app development is one of the key areas where AI technology is being utilized liberally. This is true for all kinds of mobile applications being built for a range of industries.
Today, the market is flooded with AI solutions that are enabling business owners and developers to create software in a faster and easier environment. This is changing the dynamics of the software market as the share of AI is growing rapidly.
Developers must make peace with the fact that AI is modifying the app development industry for the better. To summarize, AI is empowering many segments related to app development and impacting the industry in the following ways:
- AI-driven platforms like DeepCode are enabling people to auto-generate code snippets, check existing codes for errors, and even write full-scale code blocks. This is making the task easier for coders and developers.
- AI tools like Appium and Test.ai are expediting and enhancing the app testing processes. These tools automate app testing by simulating user interactions and device environments.
- AI is making it easier to process large amounts of data, thus enabling app creators to understand market scenarios, user behavior and expectations, and other aspects critical to building user-friendly and viable applications.
These are only a few among many examples of how AI is making the app development industry more advanced and sophisticated. Developers and companies are embracing AI and integrating it into their traditional infrastructure to augment their capabilities.
Impact of AI on programming and developers
AI has made significant changes in the programming industry and impacted developers in many ways. Here are the key changes in the industry that can be credited to AI:
Enhanced productivity
Developers around the world have already started leveraging AI to increase their productivity. 92 percent of developers in the US are already using AI coding tools both in and outside of work. AI technology is allowing them to create code blocks faster, automate repetitive tasks, audit codes for error-free work, and more. AI has reduced the time that was spent on grunt work and routine tasks and given developers the freedom to spend time on creative aspects of their work.
Better code quality
AI tools are now capable of identifying errors and potential vulnerabilities in code. Such tools often come with smart testing environments leading to better performance and outcomes. In fact, 70 percent of developers agree that AI coding tools offer them an advantage at work leading to better code quality, faster delivery, and so on. Evidently, AI is making their task easier and more streamlined.
Optimized resource usage
Statistics show that AI tools are helping companies save a lot of money and resources. A survey of American business leaders found that around a quarter of the companies had saved between 50 thousand to 70 thousand US dollars by using ChatGPT. Thus, we can safely assume that AI can help developers optimize their resource usage and allocate it in a viable manner. It can augment their entire workflows and lead to better infrastructure management.
Less organizational silos
The technical or IT staff in most companies often do not get the time to interact or collaborate with other departments such as marketing, data analysis, and so on. This often leads to silos that ultimately affect the overall quality of work. However, AI can collect and process an insane amount of data and make it available as and when needed. More than 4 out of 5 developers expect that AI coding tools can make their team more collaborative. This can eventually increase the overall performance of the teams.
New job and upskilling opportunities
The World Economic Forum (WEF) report predicts that AI will replace 85 million jobs by 2025. However, the same report states that it will also create 97 million new jobs. As AI integration will increase, the demand for programmers who can work with AI will also increase. Thus, we can say that AI is also inspiring programmers to get rid of obsolete and traditional ways and upgrade their skills to grab the opportunities that will be created due to the rise of AI.
AI vs Human Developers: The verdict
As evident by the points discussed above, AI is not a curse for programmers. So far, the AI takeover is just an imagined scenario. Just like computers did not completely eliminate the role of humans, AI is not going to make programmers completely obsolete (at least not in the near future).
Every emerging technology leads to some chaos and confusion and the case is the same with AI. However, contrary to popular belief, AI is pushing developers to upgrade their skills and think of ways of leveraging the technology for the better.
AI is a product of human genius and creativity, and it would be wrong to call it superior to human intelligence. However, it is certainly taking over tasks that were once done by humans and is doing it flawlessly. On the contrary, human developers are still trusted by businesses around the world to understand the assigned task and deliver accordingly. Human programmers have an empathetic understanding of what their customers want and can use their own creativity to make their products better and unique.
Thus, we can say that instead of making it a war between AI and human talent, we should see it as an opportunity. Developers and businesses can incorporate AI technology to increase their speed and quality of work and produce more effective results within limited means.
Developers can work in synergy with AI tools to automate repetitive tasks and make their work flawless and error-free. Whereas businesses can continue to empower their developers to focus on the creative and critical aspects without worrying about the cyclic grunt work.
Wrapping up!
IAs evident, programmers and developers will have to evolve themselves and adapt to the changing needs of technology. Instead of fearing AI, developers should learn to collaborate with automation platforms and AI tools and increase their productivity and performance.
