From Code to Car Engines: The Rise of Hobbyist Coders in an AI-Driven World

So, I was pondering this whole AI and coding hullabaloo after tuning into a 20-minute teaser from the All-in-Podcast featuring Sergey Brin at the All-in Summit 2024. You can check it out here: 20-minute All-in-Podcast Teaser.

Picture this: coding is becoming the new hipster hobby. It's like debating; if you were the star of your debate class, you're probably now outpacing an L4 software engineer because you can turn eloquent sentences into code. Today, OpenAI introduced "o1" (codename: Project Strawberry), which is steering us straight towards AGI: OpenAI o1 Preview.

In the near future, software engineers might be tinkering with code like car enthusiasts restoring a 1960s Mustang. They'll be the ones elbow-deep in code, refusing AI help, just to feel the thrill of doing it the old-fashioned way. It's like coding is about to have its own renaissance moment, much like the bicycle's evolution from a basic necessity to a hipster lifestyle choice.

So, while the rest of the world is zooming towards AI-powered code batteries, the romantics and hobbyists will be lovingly crafting their code engines from scratch, just for the sheer joy of it. Welcome to the future, where coding is both a nostalgic pastime and an AI-assisted adventure!