And not to mention that a C compiler is something we have literally 50 years worth of code for. I still seriously doubt the ability of LLMs to tackle truly new problems.
How many developers do you think are solving truly novel problems? Most like me are CRUD bunnies.
But, sort of like cryptocurrency, the LLM people aren't so much trying to solve actual problems, but rather find an application of their existing technology. Sort of like the proverbial saying: when you're selling hammers, you want convince everyone that their problem as a nail.