C++ creator Bjarne Stroustrup says AI coding tools introduce more bugs and security holes
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Bjarne Stroustrup, creator of C++, criticizes the reliability of AI tools for generating high-quality system code and designing programming languages. In a podcast interview, he argues that AI-generated code in his domain introduces more bugs and security vulnerabilities, and highlights validation as a key unsolved problem. He believes human-written code with proper abstractions will remain essential for complex systems.
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The examples I've seen of attempts for AI to generate code in this domain has not been successful.
They generate more bugs, more security holes.
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