"Now, with the rise of generative AI's successor, agentic AI, many in the tech industry fear that AI will soon claim coding and tech jobs. After all, if AI-powered coding assistants can write, debug, and refactor code in seconds, what use is there for human developers? But leaders inside OpenAI see the moment in almost opposite terms. Thibault Sottiaux, engineering lead for Codex at OpenAI, argues that coding isn't dying-it's evolving. Rather than rendering developers obsolete, he believes AI is transforming coding by amplifying human strengths in creativity, reasoning, and problem-solving."
""If you look at today's AI tools, it's clear they're far from perfect. There's still so much capacity in the world to absorb better, more powerful, and more delightful software," Sottiaux says. These coding tools, he says, are radically reshaping the learning curve for young coders. "I see new graduates on my team picking up programming at a speed I haven't witnessed before.""
In the first quarter of 2025, over 76,000 jobs were lost to automation as AI-powered analytics platforms replaced junior data analysts. Nearly 40% of employers expect to cut staff in areas where AI can handle tasks. The arrival of agentic AI raises concern that coding and tech positions could be affected, since AI coding assistants can write, debug, and refactor code quickly. OpenAI frames coding as evolving rather than ending, with AI amplifying human creativity, reasoning, and problem-solving. Developers are spending less time on line-by-line debugging and more time on design, oversight, orchestration, and impact. An upgraded Codex model targets long, complex coding work.
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