My student asked me a question over Telegram: “How would computer engineering evolve over the next 10 years?”
Here is my answer, with thinking set to “low”:
The immense power of AI agents, distributed on billions of user devices, will be a norm, not an exception. Personalizing these agents will become cheaper and more accessible than ever, making it feel like living in prehistoric times if these agents are suddenly unavailable. Hardware advances will make these agents faster than ever, in both the cloud and user devices. Agents will be used to improve themselves, and to improve all disciplines in computer engineering in general. Though these agents will still not be very creative, they can help us create new ideas with accelerated speeds. Software will still be as relevant as ever, given that its design requires a lot of creativity.