As AI technology continues to advance at a rapid pace, the future of programming jobs has sparked widespread debate. Renowned AI pioneer Hinton, Nobel laureate in economics Pissarides, and NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang have all emphasized that AI is transforming the programming landscape, with over a quarter of programming positions in the United States already disappearing. In light of this trend, Hinton forecasts that AI may render undergraduate university education, particularly in technical fields like programming, obsolete in the near future.

Despite AI's remarkable capabilities in programming, such as automated code generation and code quality optimization, it has also paved the way for new job opportunities and highlighted the need for human developers to possess enhanced complex decision-making skills, empathy, and creativity. Consequently, the question of whether universities should continue to teach programming and the ongoing value of computer science (CS) majors have emerged as topics of significant concern.