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AI's impact on programming skills and assistive technology for disabled individuals

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The author reflects on the impact of AI on technical skills, particularly in programming, noting that AI can now perform tasks that were once considered highly skilled, such as writing error-free code. They also discuss how AI, specifically LLM technology, serves as crucial assistive technology for individuals with disabilities, including those with ADHD, by improving speech-to-text capabilities and aiding those with typing difficulties due to conditions like blindness or digit immobility. The author criticizes the tendency to oppose technologies without understanding them, especially when it overlooks the needs of disabled individuals. AI

IMPACT AI's growing capabilities in programming and assistive technologies are reshaping skilled labor and accessibility for individuals with disabilities.

RANK_REASON The cluster consists of personal reflections and opinions on AI's impact on technical skills and its role as assistive technology, rather than a factual event or release.

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AI's impact on programming skills and assistive technology for disabled individuals

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Oh... sorry... got carried away there. Let me recomport myself. So, there is a technical skill I was quite good at. In fact, I had it to the extent that it felt

    Oh... sorry... got carried away there. Let me recomport myself. So, there is a technical skill I was quite good at. In fact, I had it to the extent that it felt like a superpower at times. I could write computer programs. In fact, unlike most software developers, I could write a …

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Of course it's # ableist as fuck, but that doesn't matter, right? It's more important to be against the # technology you don't understand than to consider # dis

    Of course it's # ableist as fuck, but that doesn't matter, right? It's more important to be against the # technology you don't understand than to consider # disabled people? See also: plastic bag bans and poor people, straws and disabled people, etc... I of course have talked abo…

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