Microsoft CTO predicts AI will generate 95 percent of code by 2030

The big picture: The future of computer programming is facing a seismic shift driven by advances in artificial intelligence. Industry leaders have contrasting perspectives on how AI will reshape software development, with predictions ranging from transformative to cautious. One Microsoft executive has a more optimistic outlook, forecasting AI's dominance in coding within the next five years. Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott predicted that 95 percent of programming code will be AI-generated by 2030. However, he quickly clarified that this does not signal the end of human involvement in software engineering. "It doesn't mean that the AI is doing the software engineering job ... authorship is still going to be human," Scott explained. "It creates another layer of abstraction [as] we go from being an input master (programming languages) to a prompt master (AI orchestrator)." He doesn't believe AI will replace developers, but it will fundamentally change their workflows. Instead of painstakingl ... Read full article.