Software Developers Face Extinction as AI Writes 75% of Google's Code

Google now generates 75% of its code using artificial intelligence, a shift that has eliminated over 600,000 U.S. tech jobs since 2022. Software developers, once highly sought after, now confront the obsolescence of their core skills. One developer, identified only as Matt, commutes four hours daily to Pawling, New York, to work on a personal browser-based video game—writing every line of code himself to keep his abilities sharp. He describes this as an act of self-defense. In his day job over the past six months, his role has shifted from writing code to merely reviewing AI-generated output, a change he believes is weakening his expertise. The broader industry faces a crisis as the very skill that defined the profession becomes automated.