Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google’s DeepMind, believes artificial intelligence (AI) will not put software developers out of work. Speaking ahead of the reveal of Gemini 3.5 Flash, Hassabis warned against the pessimism surrounding AI and job cuts, insisting that engineers can become three or four times more productive with new tools.

“I have no idea why people are going around talking with certainty about that,” he told WIRED. “Perhaps there is an ulterior motive for putting those messages out; raising money or whatever.”

The latest models from DeepMind, including Gemini 3.5 Flash and the more powerful Gemini 3.5 Pro, have demonstrated striking coding abilities, but Hassabis argues that companies replacing developers with AI may be making a mistake. He believes it’s due to a lack of imagination about what is actually going to happen.

“I think there's something missing,” he said, referring to the fact that even within the seemingly solved world of coding, AI has yet to produce a blockbuster app or video game without human help. “Progress in other areas of science might require AI models to have a deeper understanding of the physical world and even an ability to perform experiments within it,” Hassabis added.

Meanwhile, Google’s Antigravity tool offers developers faster coding capabilities at a lower cost than its competitors, while agentic assistants like Spark demonstrate safer access to personal data. Gemini 3.5 Pro is due to debut next month, showcasing DeepMind's commitment to advancing AI technology in the coding space.