Google chief Sundar Pichai explains why AI can’t replace human coders just yet

Artificial intelligence–powered tools like ChatGPT and Gemini are improving rapidly, and companies are now developing new agentic tools that could potentially replace humans in certain roles. The trend began earlier this year when OpenAI launched a Deep Research agent, which it claimed could replace entry-level research assistants. This was followed by OpenAI’s Codex software engineering agent, and later, Google unveiled its own coding agent, Jules, at I/O 2025.

Despite the arrival of these coding agents and a stark warning from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei that 50% of all white-collar entry-level jobs could be eliminated within the next one to five years, Google CEO Sundar Pichai remains optimistic.