Does six hours factor in maintenance? Also, I think it depends on the project. I was able to get a a number of quantum computing programs knocked up in braket with the help of various AI tools to run some simulations It would have taken me months on my own, but I got knocked out in a few prompts with free AI tools. It's a real eye opener.
However, that's very different from building and maintaining a product that will be used for live customers, where you have to consider security implications. This is what we're talking about here for Meta and Microsoft, and it's what I do for my actual coding job.
The daily work has been accelerated by AI about 5-26x between individuals and teams. The security implications are real and we are at the same time finding old gaps only discovered using the tooling.
There is a level of trust on the model, the harnesses, and the operators that is required to move quickly.
To build that trust we are building systems and processes and getting the mindset that trust is the speed limit.
However, that's very different from building and maintaining a product that will be used for live customers, where you have to consider security implications. This is what we're talking about here for Meta and Microsoft, and it's what I do for my actual coding job.