Zuckerberg: Meta is developing AI that can write code, which may replace mid-level engineers in the future

Recently, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed in an interview that the company is developing an artificial intelligence (AI) that is expected to be able to write code like an intermediate engineer by 2025. The news sparked widespread industry discussion about whether AI will replace technology jobs.

In a conversation with podcast host Joe Rogan, Zuckerberg said Meta is working toward a goal where "a lot of the code in our apps, even the AI ​​we generate, will be primarily written by AI engineers rather than humans. Written by Engineers". This means that Meta’s future technology development will increasingly rely on AI capabilities.

At the same time, Meta also announced that it would lay off about 5% of its employees, involving a huge team of 72,000 people. However, Zuckerberg emphasized that AI cannot yet completely replace these positions. He said the company plans to supplement the positions of laid-off employees by rehiring or filling vacancies in 2025.

It is worth mentioning that the application of AI in the technology industry is not unique to Meta. Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed during an earnings call in October that more than a quarter of Google's new code was generated by AI, and the code was reviewed by humans before being accepted. This trend is not limited to the technology industry. The financial industry is also actively applying AI. JPMorgan Chase announced in March this year that its cash flow intelligence AI tool reduced manual operations by 90%. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has also said that AI will replace some jobs in the customer service department, but will also create new positions.

More than 60% of large U.S. companies plan to use AI within a year to take over tasks previously performed by humans, according to a survey conducted by Duke University in conjunction with the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta and Richmond. This trend shows that the rise of AI is changing the work landscape across all industries, and the nature and number of jobs in the future may change significantly.