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While “programmer” and “software developer” are often used interchangeably, there are in fact some key differences between the two roles, especially in the AV control space. When we refer to AV ...

is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. DeepMind has created an AI system named AlphaCode that it says “writes computer programs at a competitive ...