Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google's AI subsidiary DeepMind, holds the view that enterprises ought to harness AI to boost productivity, rather than wielding it as a tool for workforce reduction. He specifically underscored the programming prowess of Google's newest model, Gemini 3.5 Flash, and voiced bafflement over the notion that AI will supplant software developers, implying that those propagating such ideas might harbor ulterior motives. Presently, the programming capabilities of AI models have triggered widespread apprehension, with certain tech firms even attributing layoffs to the integration of AI. Nevertheless, Hassabis is convinced that Google's parent company, Alphabet, is primed to capitalize on the software productivity revolution, and that companies endeavoring to entirely substitute developers with AI could be erring. At Google's annual developer conference, the tech giant unveiled an array of AI products. Among them, Gemini 3.5 Flash showcases cutting-edge programming and reasoning abilities via programming tools, while the more potent Gemini 3.5 Pro is slated for release next month.