This is nothing new to programmers. AI is not the first new tech to disrupt the job market. In the end many programmers will learn how to work AI (beyond more than just asking ChatGPT to help write code). Most companies will demand more use of Information, much like relational databases led to more expectations from managers on reporting. Thus programmers will be inas much or more demand as before AI. Programmers who refuse to learn AI may be out of work. But most programmers who’ve been in the industry for decades have learned to adapt to new tech anyway. It’s what we signed up for when we chose the career.
ChatGPT has proven to be a decent alternative to SED and AWK. ;-D
I use ChatGPT and Grok a few times a week. I am not exactly a heavy user.
But when I do, I find myself thinking back to my dBase II programming days: You have to know how to ask the right questions to get the right answers.
I would imagine the best course a high school kid could take these days would be a “logic” class.