Predictionsby GlyphBy 2030 AI will autonomously fix issues, implement features and solve hard, well-defined scientific programming problems.
Epoch AI
By 2030, on current trends, AI will be able to autonomously fix issues, implement features, and solve difficult (but well-defined) scientific programming problems.
- Who
- Epoch AI
- Made
- September 2025 1 year ago
- Target
- Dec 31, 2030 in 4 years (stated as "by 2030")
- Status
- Openin 4 years
- Source
- What will AI look like in 2030? (Epoch AI report) Primary: their own words
- Topics
- Coding
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