Prompts Could Replace Source Code

AI agents may one day generate intermediate machine‑friendly code directly from natural‑language prompts, reducing the use of human‑readable high‑level languages. In that scenario programmers pivot from coding syntax to designing interfaces, choosing algorithms, writing tests, and crafting prompts and specifications. — If true, this would reshape software labor, auditability, security standards, and legal responsibility around code production and increase demand for standards on AI‑produced artifacts.