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A new artificial intelligence (AI) system called AlphaCode is bringing humanity one step closer to that vision, according to a new study. Researchers say the system – from the research lab DeepMind, a subsidiary of Alphabet (Google's parent company) – might one day assist experienced coders, but probably cannot replace them.

"It's very impressive, the performance they're able to achieve on some pretty challenging problems," says Armando Solar-Lezama, head of the computer assisted programming group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.