Bill Gates says AI will kill millions of jobs, but software developers' history says otherwise
DavidLinthicum · x · 2026-10-30
Bill Gates predicts AI will eliminate millions of jobs, but David Linthicum argues history shows otherwise for software developers: tools change, yet the profession adapts and grows more productive. An opinion piece in the ongoing AI-vs-jobs debate.
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