AI will make developers better at their jobs

"Automation threatens 800 million jobs," read the headlines. Artificial intelligence always knew how to stoke our most primal fears. Wouldn't it be ironic if, after insurance brokers and journalists, the latest profession under siege from automation was the very people who write the software which makes technology tick? Today, few jobs are more highly prized than those of software developers. Developers sit in a golden seat because employers think only skilled human beings can write great code.