A year and a half ago, that number was 25%.
The wild part isn’t the number itself - it’s the speed.
25% → 75% in 18 months.
The software engineer is no longer the author, they’re the editor. That’s a different profession wearing the exact same name tag.
But for now, we’re still getting paid like authors. Just keep a straight face. Don’t blow our cover. 🤫
<a href="https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/google-cloud/cloud-next-2026-sundar-pichai/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/google-cloud/cloud-next-2026-sundar-pichai/</a>

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Google has reached 75% of new code being generated by AI, up from 25% just 18 months ago. The author reflects on how this rapid shift changes the role of software engineers from authors to editors, while noting that compensation hasn't yet caught up with this identity shift.

Google just hit 75% of new code generated by AI.