Microsoft CTO breaks down how he sees software developer jobs evolving in the next 5 years

Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott expects the next half-decade to see 95 percent of code written by AI, but he believes human coders aren't going away. Scott said he doesn't expect humans to be entirely cut out of programming. He said AI tools will allow smaller teams to tackle larger-scale projects.

Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott expects the next half-decade to see more AI-generated code than ever — but that doesn't mean human beings will be cut out of the programming process.