Chamath Palihapitiya, a well-known investor and former Facebook executive, shared a bleak outlook for the role of engineers in the near future. The venture capitalist stated, "Unfortunate but accurate in response to a post on X, which stated, 'I No longer think you should learn to code." The engineer's role will be supervisory, at best, within 18 months. Building tools for them will be roadkill for the model makers product roadmap." In the same thread, Palihapitiya advised parents to encourage their children to focus on fields like philosophy, psychology, history, physics, and English writing, hinting at the changing landscape of valuable skills due to Al's rise. An X user noted that "coherently explaining" business rules poses the most significant challenge in software design, a point with which Palihapitiya wholeheartedly agreed. Palihapitiya's comments come amidst a broader discussion on the future of work in an Al-dominated world. His new Al venture has been highlighted as a potent...