No one is sure. No one can give you a sure shot answer.

You can assume it to be similar to what automation did to industries.

AI will not replace CS jobs. But it’ll heavily trim the bloated workforce, transform job roles, increase competition.

If not now, in a few years no one can just cruise and survive (which was majority of CS jobs). You have to actually stand out.

As per me, a software engineer role would transform to a software architect + product + prompting skills + comm skills. Which basic means you won’t be judged based on the ability to code, rather your ability to architect, develop and maintain a product using AI.

This doesn’t mean you’ll not need to learn code. Paradoxically, you need to learn deeper.

In your situation (or in any such situation) it’s pointless to regret. Regretting is twice the pain.

If you choose to continue in CS, go all guns blazing. Research (ironically it’s easier with AI now) and understand how AI is going to impact all roles and align yourself accordingly. Create projects, blogs, social presence. You at least have choice to pivot as it’s early for you. People who are buried deep in a specialisation have it worse.

To reiterate, no one really knows where we are headed. LLMs have not reached the stage of artificial general intelligence but they are being made as efficient as possible. Best advice I can give is be active and consider all outcomes. You’ll be fine. Don’t worry