I will say this... If there's an AI that when given inputs can create a super efficient program that calculates the right outputs, it would be an AMAZING tool

I will say this... If there's an AI that when given inputs can create a super efficient program that calculates the right outputs, it would be an AMAZING tool in programming. The few times I need to write such functions, a ridiculous time saving would occur and let me/other engineers focus on the test cases. Will such a program actually solve the need to have engineers? No. Will such a program actually assist engineers with things that a computer can actually be really good for? Absolutely. 90% of the time a solution is good enough. The problem is when we need to optimize, but that's okay, we can have humans take over and figure out if the AI did something that could be improved upon, or if the problem space needs to be changed. Point is, its a fantastic tool. Yay. Now let's figure out how to make practical usage of it.