# I was wrong: AI Won't Overtake Software Engineering

DevFeed: [I was wrong: AI Won't Overtake Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/i-was-wrong-ai-won-t-overtake-software-engineering-33463.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://timkellogg.me/blog/2025/05/10/ai-code-updated>)

Published: 2025-05-10T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Tim Kellogg](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tim-kellogg.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-engineering.md>), [ai-coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-coding.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/coding.md>), [cursor](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cursor.md>), [Terminal](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/terminal.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-coding.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coding.md>), [cursor](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cursor.md>), [software-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-engineering.md>), [terminal](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/terminal.md>)

## AI overview

The author revises an earlier prediction that AI would replace software engineers with less technical people. Based on experience using Cursor and observing others use AI coding tools, the author argues that technical and personal skills still limit adoption, while AI is more likely to reduce routine software engineering and configuration work.

## Source excerpt

In January I wrote that software engineers would be replaced by people closer to the problem. I was wrong. Most people aren't the type of people that will push through problems to make software work.