“Marcus’ specific point about coding is structurally important: a model that produces code which compiles and passes the tests it was given …

“Marcus’ specific point about coding is structurally important: a model that produces code which compiles and passes the tests it was given is not the same as a model that produces correct, secure, maintainable, well-architected software. The first is verifiable in seconds; the second requires the kind of judgement that has been the historical bottleneck on engineering productivity. [OpenAI President Greg] Brockman acknowledges the gap, even as he argues it is closing. “The technology we have right now is very jagged,” he said in the Big Technology interview. “It is absolutely superhuman at many tasks. When it comes to writing code, those kinds of things, the AI can just do it. But there’s some very basic tasks that a human can do that our AI still struggles with.” OpenAI just admitted 80% of its code is AI. The same week, 80% of AI-using firms reported zero gains. https://thenextweb.com/news/openai-brockman-80-percent-code-ai-productivity-claim

Source: Gary Marcus (X) | 2026-05-01