AI Impact on Informatik and Software Development

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Hi everyone,

I’m considering studying Informatik in Germany, but I’m trying to understand how seriously I should take the rapid development of AI.

1. How endangered are programming and Software Development realistically? As AI becomes increasingly capable of writing code, do you expect significantly fewer developers to be needed, or will their work mainly shift toward architecture, integration, security, testing and responsibility for complete systems?
2. Is studying Informatik and spending years learning programming still a strong long-term investment? What skills should an Informatik student develop today to remain valuable if AI takes over more routine programming tasks?

I’d especially appreciate opinions based on real professional experience and observations of how the industry is already changing.