CodeCraft Dunedin September Survey
1.
Within the IT industry do you feel the current developments in ML/AI will directly benefit your work?
Not at all
Very little
A useful tool
Quite a lot
Will use it all the time
2.
What type of ML/AI technologies have you used, either personally or with work
LLMs for business support purposes
LLMs for coding support
LLMs for language translations
Machine learning models for automation purposes
Computer vision toolkits
NLP toolkits
Other (please specify)
3.
Would you consider using AI generated code that produced the'correct' answers for a suitable set of data without reviewing the code itself?
Yes
No
4.
Do you feel that AI generated code will be commonly deployed in production systems following a standard code review and testing process within in the next 5 years?
Yes
No
Maybe - in suitable cases
It already is happening
We already do this
5.
Do you have any worries about using AI generated or suggested code in production systems?
With good software development processes in place whats the problem?
If managed liked a good outsourcing arrangement things should be fine?
Lets just wait until the models and tooling is better
What happens when a bug in AI generated code causes a system failure and nobody understands the code?
If AI produces the code who is going to manage the AI over time?
We struggle to development reliable systems now - how will producing 10 times to code 10 times quicker help?
I won't be working in the industry so not my problem
Other (please specify)
6.
How positively do you feel about how new AI technologies such as LLMs are being introduced?
Pretty negative
A little annoying
Usual new technology cycle
Somewhat interesting
Very positive
7.
Within your friends and family circle how do you perceive the most commonly held attitude to recent AI developments being?
Exaggerated hype - nothing much will change
Afraid for the future - we aren't ready for this
I don't pay attention to tech news at all
What a huge waste of money - think of the planet
Is this legal?
Other (please specify)
8.
The use of LLMs in education is rising. Of the following statements which do you agree with?
Primary school kids should have no need to generate content with an AI tool
Content generated with an AI tool should be considered cheating at high school level
Content generated with an AI tool should be considered cheating at university
AI agent/chatbot safety should be taught at school
What will be will be as schools do not have the ability to keep up with or police this type of technology
Other (please specify)
9.
Do you feel that the current conversation around AI, generative AI and AGI has been over-hyped?
Yes
No
10.
Many technological innovations tend to follow the Gartner hype cycle. Considering the Generative AI adoption since ChatGPT has gone mainstream where on the curve do you think we are currently?
Still early, much more hype to come
Around the peak of inflated expectations
Heading into the trough of disillusionment
Actually we have been travelling up the slope of enlightenment and AI is mainstream now