Overview

• IT services leaders say they are recruiting chartered accountants, MBAs and other specialists to supervise agentic workflows and bring industry context to software projects.
• Cognizant reports nearly 30% of its code now comes from machines, up from 20% earlier this year, according to CEO Ravi Kumar.
• Google’s Sundar Pichai said in April that well over 30% of the company’s code is now AI-generated, and Amazon credits its Q developer assistant with saving the equivalent of 4,500 developer-years on Java upgrades.
• Startups powering vibe coding, including Cursor and Windsurf, are drawing heavy investment, with Rediff noting Google’s $2.4 billion purchase of Windsurf.
• Founders and practitioners stress that AI boosts productivity on boilerplate and prototypes yet still needs human oversight for reliability, security and scalability.