ChatGPT is Fun, But the Future is Fully Autonomous AI for Code at QCon London

At the recent QCon London conference, Mathew Lodge, CEO of DiffBlue, gave a presentation on the advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) for writing code. Lodge highlighted the differences between Large Language Models and Reinforcement Learning approaches, emphasizing what both approaches can and can't do. The session gave an overview of the state of the current state of AI-powered code generation and its future trajectory. In his presentation, Lodge delved into the differences between AI-powered code generation tools and unit test writing tools. Code generation tools like GitHub Copilot, TabNine, and ChatGPT primarily focus on completing code snippets or suggesting code based on the context provided.