AI isn’t just helping write code at Microsoft – it’s already pulling its weight as a full-on junior dev.
During a fireside chat with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at LlamaCon (yes, that’s Meta’s actual AI conference), Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed that somewhere between 20% and 30% of the code in the company’s repositories is now AI-generated.
Zuckerberg, playing interviewer, tossed Nadella the question: How much of Microsoft’s code is written by AI today? Nadella didn’t blink. “Roughly a quarter,” he said, noting that the results vary by programming language – Python is seeing more success with AI help, while C++ is still giving the bots a tough time.
Microsoft’s CTO Kevin Scott has gone even bolder in his predictions. He recently said he expects 95% of all code to be AI-generated by 2030. That’s less “copilot” and more “autopilot.”
Naturally, Nadella turned the tables and asked Zuck how much of Meta’s code is being AI-written. The response? A shrug and a smile – Zuckerberg admitted he didn’t know.
Meanwhile, over at Google, CEO Sundar Pichai said on last week’s earnings call that AI is responsible for more than 30% of the code being produced there. Impressive – if we could just agree on what counts as “AI-generated” code. With no standard definition across companies, these stats might need a footnote (or a salt shaker).
Still, one thing is clear: AI isn’t just assisting developers – it’s increasingly writing the stuff that makes the digital world tick. And we’re just getting started.
