- Published on May 6, 2025
- In AI Features
‘Are Humans Writing Their Own Obituary by Building AI?’
“The idea of keeping humans involved in AI software isn’t going away.”
- By Ankush Das
The rise of AI has sparked excitement, fear, and a wave of predictions about software development and coding. Will coders be replaced? Will machines make better decisions than humans?
Last month, at the Great International Developer Summit, Perwez Khan, director of enterprise architecture at EPAM Systems, tackled some of these thoughts in his talk on ‘Engineering Fundamentals in the Age of AI’, emphasising the importance of human-in-the-loop.
He noted that while AI is changing the game, it’s certainly not removing humans from the loop, but making us more vital than ever.
Life 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0: Understanding the Landscape
Khan framed his talk around a concept introduced by MIT physicist and AI researcher Max Tegmark in his book Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Ar
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Ankush Das
I am a tech aficionado and a computer science graduate with a keen interest in AI, Coding, Open Source, Global SaaS, and Cloud. Have a tip? Reach out to ankush.das@aimmediahouse.com
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