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Within the current generation of working engineers, the primary role will shift from writing code to designing systems orchestrated by AI agents.
- Expert
- Marc Andreessen
- Prediction date
- Sep 9, 2026
- Deadline
- Dec 31, 2040
- Category
- AI & Technology
- Explicit confidence
- Not stated
Original statement
“Within our lifetime, engineers will go from bricklayers to architects, focusing on the creativity of designing systems rather than the manual labor of putting them together.”
Normalized claim
Within the current generation of working engineers, the primary role will shift from writing code to designing systems orchestrated by AI agents.
A falsifiable interpretation, separate from the exact source text.
Resolution criteria
Job descriptions and daily work of software engineers predominantly involving agent orchestration and system design rather than manual coding by ~2040.
Market context
No high-confidence matching market is linked. Loose thematic matches are not shown.
Resolution
This prediction remains open.
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- Source recorded2026-09-09 00:00 UTC
- Prediction verified and frozen2026-09-12 23:37 UTC