Software is, ultimately, always about humans. Software is always there to serve a human need. And the "intelligence" that designs software will always, at some level, need to be intelligence that understands the human mind, with all it's knowledge, needs, and intricacies. There are no shortcuts to this.
So, I think AI as a replacement for software development professionals, that's currently more like a pipe dream. I think AI will give us powerful new tools, but I do not think it will replace, or even reduce, the need for software development professionals. In total it might even increase the need for software development professionals, because it adds another level to the development stack. Another level of abstraction, and another level of complexity that needs to be understood.
Software is, ultimately, always about humans. Software is always there to serve a human need. And the "intelligence" that designs software will always, at some level, need to be intelligence that understands the human mind, with all it's knowledge, needs, and intricacies. There are no shortcuts to this.
So, I think AI as a replacement for software development professionals, that's currently more like a pipe dream. I think AI will give us powerful new tools, but I do not think it will replace, or even reduce, the need for software development professionals. In total it might even increase the need for software development professionals, because it adds another level to the development stack. Another level of abstraction, and another level of complexity that needs to be understood.