Software writing software is no longer a future prediction — it’s the present AI-enabled reality and its happening faster than anyone could have predicted!

AI is now writing code for some of the biggest technology companies in the world, including Microsoft, Meta, and Google.

According to Satya Nadella, up to 30% of Microsoft’s code is now being written by AI. At Google, Sundar Pichai says over 30% of new code is AI-generated — up from 25% just a few months ago. Mark Zuckerberg didn’t give a number, but expects AI to soon generate 50% of Meta’s Llama model code, while already using AI heavily in feed and ad-ranking systems.

The implications are nothing short of massive!

It means jobs are already being eliminated or made redundant. But more likely, this is a scenario where AI is handling the routine and mundane aspects of software development — the kind that can be automated, and often isn’t particularly interesting to most developers.

This frees up human developers to focus on new kinds of work — more innovative, creative, and high-value problem solving across a myriad of use cases.

This is what I often call:

“Don’t give a human a robot’s job.”

It’s a concept that lies at the heart of why AI matters. When it can do certain types of work faster, cheaper, better, and with less error — it makes no sense to assign those tasks to people.

That being said, I’m sure in these cases, humans are still in the loop — validating and assuring quality. The AI isn’t operating entirely unsupervised. But within the next 5 to 10 years, we’re likely to see the majority of software development delegated to AI Agents — what’s now being referred to as Agentic AI.

This brings us to Kenya — and the rest of Africa.

For the better part of two decades, software development and technology careers have been seen as the most promising paths to long-term success. In many ways, these roles were thought to be immune to digital disruption. But now, even software is being disrupted — by software.

And so, the real shift is this:

If AI is going to take over certain kinds of jobs — if not most of them — then the only way to survive (and thrive) is to ensure that AI underpins how you do your work.

Because the now-famous quote rings true:

“You will not lose your job to AI, but rather to someone using AI.”

In other words — level up, or get disrupted by AI!

Make AI a part of your toolkit. Learn how to use it to boost performance. Embrace it, so you’re not replaced by it.

The future of work will not only be disrupted by AI — it will also be enabled by it. The sooner we adapt, the better we can shape that future on our own terms.