At the Stripe Sessions conference, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg forecasted that by the end of 2025, AI systems could perform responsibilities akin to a mid-level software engineer—writing, reviewing, and debugging code—allowing smaller, talent-dense teams to build products more efficiently . Other tech leaders echoed this, noting Google already generates over 25 % of its new code via AI and startups are leveraging “vibe coding” powered by large language models