Generative AI uses large datasets in order to be able to answer prompts from a user. These datasets have been created from huge amounts of the internet, so it makes sense that the datasets contain computer code from internet help and tutorial sites. This means that chatbots can understand and respond to questions about coding. More recently some companies have developed AI assistants that can act as a “co-pilot” for coding. A little like autocorrect, these programs will suggest code to write as you are creating your computer program.