AI agents are starting to take over coding work that human developers used to do. Replit grew revenue five times after going all in on AI agents, Klarna has stopped hiring developers for future IT roles, and Meta and Salesforce have announced hiring freezes for human coders. The future of IT development belongs to leaders who can run teams of people and AI together.
The companies that stopped hiring human coders first
Replit CEO went all in on AI Agents to help leaders and increased their revenue 5x. The future of IT development is not about developers, it is about AI coders and great leaders. Amazingly, IT companies are not the first to announce this but companies like Replit and KLARNA in Sweden whose visionary CEOs have seen the light that AI code services code just as good if not better than human coders.
For this reason, these companies are the first to not hire human beings for future IT development jobs.
Meta and Salesforce have also announced that they will begin a hiring freeze on human coders. The future is being a great human who can lead a team of people and AI to work seamlessly together.
AI Agents are what every leader and employee has been wanting. The use of AI agents will be scary and intimidating in the beginning but soon after employees will realise that AI agents make their work day better. It helps them to reach their KPIs quicker and make the corporation shine during difficult times. AI agents are more friend than foe when used properly.
Let your people use AI Agents as they come to market and watch your business grow!
Frequently asked questions
Is AI really taking over jobs that human coders used to do?
Yes, and it began earlier than most expected. Replit grew revenue five times over after going all in on AI agents, Klarna stopped hiring developers for future roles, and Meta and Salesforce announced hiring freezes for human coders. The shift from human-written code to agent-written code is already underway.
If AI writes the code, what is left for people in IT development?
Leadership. The future of IT development is not the individual developer but the person who can run a team of people and AI agents working seamlessly together. The valuable skill moves from writing code to directing the humans and agents who produce it.
Should employees be afraid of AI agents?
It is natural to find them intimidating at first, but they are more friend than foe when used properly. Employees quickly discover that AI agents make the working day better, help them reach their targets faster, and make the organisation more resilient in difficult times.
What should a leader do about AI agents right now?
Let people use them as they come to market rather than restricting them. The organisations pulling ahead are the ones whose leaders encourage adoption and build the skill of leading humans and agents together, rather than waiting for the shift to settle.
Thomas Anglero is a Strategic AI Advisor, keynote speaker and author of Intro to Artificial Intelligence. He has delivered over 450 keynotes across 30 countries for organisations including IBM, the WHO, the World Government Summit and the European Commission. He founded the IBM Watson AI Lab for Cancer at the Oslo Cancer Cluster and closed over $500 million in enterprise transformation deals as CTO and Chief Innovation Officer at Cognizant.