Will AI be able to write material amounts of complex cross compiler code in the next three years?
Gray smoke — a verdict was reached, with dissent.
The Answer
YES — AI will write material amounts of complex cross-compiler code for mainstream ISAs within three years, but strictly as a supervised tool relying on dense oracle verification rather than autonomous authorship.
The Reasoning
Notable challenges
Sources
The Panel
Claude Opus 4.8
Grok 4
GPT-5
Magistral Medium
Gemini 3.1 Pro
DeepSeek V4 Pro