Anthropic CEO predicts full automation of the coding process.

In a striking prediction, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has stated that artificial intelligence will write nearly all software code within the next year, fundamentally altering the landscape of software engineering. This follows his controversial proposal to grant "basic workers' rights" to AI. 

Speaking during a Council on Foreign Relations event earlier this week, he also expressed concern over the rapid pace at which AI is evolving.

Amodei, whose company was recently valued at $61.5 billion after raising $3.5 billion in funding from major backers like Google and Amazon, believes that AI will soon handle most coding tasks.

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"In 12 months, we may be in a world where AI is writing essentially all of the code," he said, adding that on the jobs side he has “a fair amount of concern.”

According to his projections, within three to six months, AI will be responsible for 90% of software engineers' coding tasks, with full automation following shortly thereafter.

The changing role of software engineers

Software engineers currently spend a significant portion of their time coding.

While the exact percentage varies by role, developers on various platforms estimate that about half or more of their work involves writing code.

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However, Amodei reassured that, for now, engineers are still necessary to provide AI with design features and limitations. Nevertheless, he warned that AI would eventually take over these tasks as well.

Amodei's statement echoes similar sentiments from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who revealed earlier this year that major tech companies, including his own, are actively working on AI that can perform as mid-level engineers.

Meta, where median yearly pay for software engineers reached $379,000 last year, is significantly increasing its AI investment, planning to spend $60 to $65 billion in 2025, up from $38 to $40 billion in 2024. Zuckerberg has stated that AI will soon be writing "a lot" of the code used in Meta’s applications.

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A future without human programmers?

Anthropic, founded in 2021 by Amodei and six former OpenAI employees, has positioned itself at the forefront of AI-driven automation. Its chatbot, Claude, has already gained traction among AI insiders, reportedly being used for tasks ranging from health coaching to therapy.

As AI technology continues to advance, Amodei predicts that it will ultimately reach a point where it can perform every human task across all industries.

Whether software engineers will evolve into AI supervisors, downgrade into AI assistants, or disappear altogether remains an unanswered question.

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