Bill Gates has spent almost 50 years moving forward with software, so people listen when they say that a single occupation will remain human for a long time after artificial intelligence rewires the rest of the economy. In early July, Microsoft's co-founder told an interviewer that programming “will continue to be human work for at least a century.” He won't hone the power of AI, as WEF (World Economic Forum) 2025 Report Projects Automation could erase 92 million roles by 2030 and create around 170 million new roles, but he draws clear lines in the code. Writing software isn't about typing syntax, it's about finding invisible patterns, determining trade-offs, and making leaps of algorithms that are unpredictable. AI can already draft snippets, debug routine errors, and propose architecture templates, but the spark that turns half-hearted ideas into working logic is also from the keyboard guy.
Bill Gates' latest AI predictions
Gates shared his views in separate conversations between the economic era and tonight's show, and reflected that during his podcast with Zerada's Nikhil Kamas. Every time he returns to the same point, tools like Copilot and ChatGpt are power cheese, not replacement carpenters. They shorten the growl, but leave us with a blueprint.
Why Programming in Every Career Stays Human?
Codes often start with malformed ideas. For example, turn your sensor data into a flood prediction dashboard. The machine can calculate numbers, but it involves some flashes of judgment, negotiation and intuition to determine which signals are important and how the user will act on the output. Gates calls AI “creative leap” unable to copy.Large models will spit out plausible text, but false brackets or misunderstood requirements can crash critical systems. Spotting edge cases requires domain insights and living experience. The training data is still thin. Gates says that AI can help with “something boring like debugging,” but the ultimate responsibility is sitting with the human reviewer.APIs are deprecated, laws change, users click in ways no one expects. The best programmers continue to adapt their code to fit the messy reality. AI is excellent at frozen snapshots. Humans are excellent at moving targets.
Other jobs that Bill Gates think are safer
Gates singles biology and energy as areas where scientific curiosity, ethical trade-offs and crisis management require personnel. The sport he jokes about remains human, as he doesn't want to see robots playing baseball.
How does this forecast fit a wider number of jobs?
The World Economic Forum forecasts net profit of +78 million jobs by 2030 despite losses in the role of administrative and everyday design. Programming is not because of the weak AI, but because software problems continue to mutate faster than the models that try to automate them.
Related FAQs
1. What job does Bill Gates say AI can't replace?
- He said programming will remain human for at least the next 100 years.
2. Why does he think coding is safe?
- Gates argues that programming relies on creativity, judgment and deep problem solving.
3. Can AI still help programmers?
- yes. The tool can draft boilerplate code, suggest fixes, and catch simple bugs, but humans guide the architecture and make the final call.
4. According to Gate, are other carriers safe?
- He also lists biologists, energy experts and professional athletes as roles that could remain human-driven.
5. Will the gate dismiss the risk of AI?
- no. He says that AI can replace millions of workers and that society must rethink how people use their new free time.
