(Shrug) Among other capabilities, the ability to turn English into working code is a big deal. Perhaps you disagree, but if you do, it signals the presence of a gulf too large to cross in an HN thread.
Say what you want about ML models, they will get better at a rate that outpaces any possible self-improvement on your part. (Maybe you've noticed that those jokes about six-fingered people aren't aging particularly well.) The same is true for me, and I don't want to be left behind as that happens. At the national scope, countries that act to restrict or impede progress in this area will be outcompeted dramatically in the long run.
Say what you want about ML models, they will get better at a rate that outpaces any possible self-improvement on your part. (Maybe you've noticed that those jokes about six-fingered people aren't aging particularly well.) The same is true for me, and I don't want to be left behind as that happens. At the national scope, countries that act to restrict or impede progress in this area will be outcompeted dramatically in the long run.