Have we reached the point where computers program themselves?

David Gomes, software engineer based in Madrid, has written an article on his page called “Just have AI build an app for that”, explaining how he has programmed a simple application to convert, reformat, or resize files from scratch, in this case .svg files, using a simple AI agent, Replit, which practically anybody, with hardly any programming knowledge, could use.

Is it really as simple as David says? Apparently, the agent interface guides the user step by step, and while it may not be as simple as one gets deeper into a complex software project, it does seem to do its job very well at creating basic functions, the kind that until now often involved using dubious stuff on the web. I have experienced this when trying to convert files from one format to another after downloading videos or sounds from Youtube, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc., for my presentations.

Have we really reached the point when anyone can make a simple app using AI? I’m not sure, but if not, then it’s not far away. Much of the boring, repetitive stuff I do every day, such as sharing my articles on social networks, each with their particular requirements, (which are many), will soon be automated, and perhaps are already out there if I took the time to look.