Bengaluru, May 19 -- In a candid and cautionary message, Zoho Corporation CEO Sridhar Vembu has warned that the next wave of technological disruption, driven by artificial intelligence and automation tools, could significantly erode employment opportunities in software development.
Vembu, known for his outspoken views on technology and self-reliance, took to social media on Saturday to sound the alarm. "The productivity revolution I see coming to software development (LLMs + tooling) could destroy a lot of software jobs," he wrote on Sunday. "This is sobering but necessary to internalize."
He argued that the premium currently commanded by software engineers over other professionals - such as mechanical or civil engineers, chemists, or tea...