David Patterson says programming will stop being a profession by year-end
davidpattersonx · x · 2026-07-24
David Patterson argues that programming will disappear as a profession by the end of the year.
- He says anyone will soon be able to describe the software they want and AI will build it.
- He extends the claim beyond programming, saying AI will quickly take over all professions.
- In his view, the only remaining job will be to be the consumer of AI-created output.
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