Computer Science was never about programming.



This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Fayaz

Computer Science was never about programming.
It has always been about problem-solving.

From the very beginning, we weren’t just taught to write code; we were taught to design solutions. Solutions so sophisticated that, eventually, they could run without our involvement.

Today, with AI, that vision has almost breached our deepest intellectual work, including programming itself.

So, should we use AI everywhere? 🤔

If it makes sense, yes, absolutely!

The use of AI can no longer be stopped anyway, so the only thing we can do is to regulate it for responsible use.

Should we fear that AI will replace us? 🫣

Maybe not!

Here is why:

AI will never become human.

It can calculate, build, optimize, and predict, but it can never be us. Which means, there will always be a need for us: our judgment, our empathy, our creativity.

Yes, the nature of our work will change. But change does not mean irrelevance.

Religion tells us that even God “needed” human involvement to shape human history.

Nature shows us that when a more intelligent species emerges, all others don’t simply vanish; they adapt, they evolve, and only those who can’t evolve, vanish.

The future isn’t about competing with AI.
It’s about using it wisely and efficiently to tackle problems once thought impossible.

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This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Fayaz