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Andrew Ng just said the worst advice in AI right now is telling people to stop learning to code and he is right in a way…

Milk Road AI Twitter · Milk Road AI (@MilkRoadAI) · 2026-05-27

Milk Road AI amplifies Andrew Ng's argument that advising people to stop learning to code is the worst advice in AI today, framing the insight as more significant than it first appears.

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Topics: ai-educationcoding-skillscareer-adviceai-tools

Claims

  • Andrew Ng stated that the worst advice in AI right now is telling people to stop learning to code.
  • AI tools amplify the value of programming skills rather than eliminate the need for them.
  • The case for continuing to learn to code carries implications that go beyond surface-level career guidance.

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Andrew Ng just said the worst advice in AI right now is telling people to stop learning to code and he is right in a way that goes much deeper than it first appears.
As early as this year, and certainly last...