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If AI writes code, is coding still crucial for kids to learn?

If AI writes code, is coding still crucial for kids to learn?

Update: 2025-02-26
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For years, coding has been thought of as a useful skill for children to learn. It’s integrated into computer science classes and a number of organizations are dedicated to helping kids code. But now, AI tools can write code themselves. Marketplace’s Stephanie Hughes spoke with Monica McGill of the Institute for Advancing Computing Education about what the expanding capabilities of artificial intelligence mean for coding as a necessary — or not so necessary — skill.


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If AI writes code, is coding still crucial for kids to learn?

If AI writes code, is coding still crucial for kids to learn?

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