10 years after warning about AI, professor Carsten Sørensen has a surprising message for software developers

Professor Carsten Sørensen, who warned about the effects of artificial intelligence a decade ago, now has an unexpected message for software developers. In an interview, he argues that people should be careful about writing them off.

The starting point is a widely shared concern: AI could put thousands of people out of work and upend our ideas about what counts as a secure career. Software development is one of the professions often seen as exposed to that shift.

Sørensen's view is more cautious. He says history has taught him something important about the profession, and that lesson is the basis for his advice not to dismiss developers too early.

The material available here is only the introduction to the interview. It does not set out what that historical lesson is, what evidence or examples Sørensen uses, or what he thinks developers should do in response. The details of his reasoning, and any specific predictions about jobs or timelines, are therefore not covered here.

What the piece does establish is the framing. A professor who raised the alarm about AI ten years ago is now pushing back on the assumption that AI will make software developers redundant. For a Danish and Nordic audience weighing how AI will change work and careers in tech, his stance is a counterweight to the more pessimistic expectations, even though the full argument sits in the interview itself.