François Chollet Says AI Has Not Stopped Software Engineering Demand From Growing

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François Chollet observes that there are more software engineers than in 2025 and demand is growing, even as agents write about 100% of the code. He says engineers have never worked harder, while the bottom line of companies employing them and the agents typically has not budged with AI adoption. Automating one part of a system, he argues, creates friction and shifts bottlenecks elsewhere.

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François Chollet said AI agents now write about 100% of code, yet software engineering demand continues to grow and companies employing engineers and agents typically have not seen their bottom lines improve from AI adoption. He said there are more software engineers than in 2025 and that engineers have never worked harder. Chollet argued that automating one part of a system creates its own friction and moves bottlenecks elsewhere. His point is that automating code production does not necessarily reduce the work required across software engineering or improve company financial results.

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