Future of Developers in the Era of AI - Charles Adaikkalam

This keynote explores how artificial intelligence is fundamentally transforming the landscape for software developers, raising critical questions about their future roles. The speaker discusses the shift from traditional coding to a focus on system design, orchestration of intelligent tools, and overseeing security, reliability, and governance at scale. The talk also examines how AI-assisted development and automation are innovating software engineering practices, highlighting the evolving responsibilities of developers as they transition to becoming architects, validators, and custodians of complex digital systems.