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However, recent advances in Machine Learning (ML) have made it possible to automate the writing of code snippets, or even help assist programmers by automating the writing of “whole lines or entire functions right inside your editor,” which is the promise of GitHub’s Copilot. The question of when Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be advanced enough to write its own code, resulting in a self-proliferation of AI’s is still a matter for science fiction writers.
