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AI Now Powers 30% of Code at Google and Microsoft, Meta Targets Full Automation in 18 Months

Major tech companies embrace AI-driven software development, reshaping workforce policies and forecasting near-total code automation within the year.

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Overview

  • Google and Microsoft report AI generating 30% of new code, with some projects at Microsoft nearly fully automated.
  • Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg projects that AI will write most or all of the code for its Llama projects within 12–18 months.
  • Zuckerberg claims AI will soon surpass top human engineers, autonomously writing, testing, and optimizing higher-quality code.
  • Duolingo and Shopify are restructuring workforce policies, replacing contractors with AI and requiring teams to justify new hires by proving tasks cannot be done by AI.
  • Industry leaders, including Anthropic and OpenAI, predict AI could generate up to 90–100% of code by the end of 2025, though these projections remain speculative.