Ex-Facebook techie on working alongside an AI copilot: 'Imagine coding with a demigod'

The Facebook techie referred to coding as the tip of the spear and admitted that this several creative pursuits were heading in that direction. (Representational Image).

A former Facebook engineer recently compared coding with an artificial intelligence (AI) copilot, like working with a demigod and admitted that the large language model (LLM) was able to predict the actual intent, which presaged what one aimed to build.

Writing on X (formerly Twitter), the techie said that it was hard to describe the feeling of working with a copilot and added it felt like somebody had jacked up your own capabilities and the level of "all-encompassing synergy" was hard to understand until experienced firsthand.

"It's hard to describe the feeling of coding alongside an LLM co-pilot. It's like someone has jacked up your own abilities by an order of magnitude, while achieving a complete mind meld with what you're trying to do."

"Imagine coding with a demigod, with an LLM that amplifies your abilities and anticipates your every move. It's a level of all-encompassing synergy that's hard to fathom until you've experienced it firsthand," the techie wrote.

1/ It's hard to describe the feeling of coding alongside an LLM co-pilot. It's like someone has jacked up your own abilities by an order of magnitude, while achieving a complete mind meld with what you're trying to do.

— Aditya Agarwal (@adityaag) May 22, 2024

2/ Imagine coding with a demigod, with an LLM that amplifies your abilities and anticipates your every move. It's a level of all-encompassing synergy that's hard to fathom until you've experienced it firsthand.

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— Aditya Agarwal (@adityaag) May 22, 2024

5/ Coding is clearly the tip of the spear here, as it's the creative activity we've most clearly plugged into LLMs. But this is the direction many creative pursuits are headed.

— Aditya Agarwal (@adityaag) May 22, 2024

6/ It won't be about co-pilots or agents. Instead, it will feel like co-creation in a vastly more intuitive and prescient way. The lines between the creator and the tool will blur.

— Aditya Agarwal (@adityaag) May 22, 2024