Creator pool will expand as AI democratises coding: Cisco CPO

Networking technology leader Cisco Systems aims to ship at least a half-dozen software products which are fully developed with artificial intelligence (AI) in 2026, said its president and chief product officer Jeetu Patel.

The US-headquartered company is shifting toward “spec-driven development”, where engineers write specifications and AI generates 100% code, he told ET. However, this doesn’t mean that it is eliminating engineers. AI will expand the pool of creators, he said, adding that instead of zero software engineers left, the future could see eight billion software engineers as code generation is democratised.