GitHub advises developers to focus on AI oversight skills

GitHub says generative AI is changing how software gets built, and devs need new skills. The advice: learn to define problems for AI agents, scrutinize what those agents generate, and sharpen decision-making beyond just writing code. As AI handles more coding grunt work, your real value now is steering, reviewing, and making technical choices—less keyboard, more brain.

• Defining clear tasks for AI agents is key
• AI's first output often needs critical review
• Second AI models can critique code for errors
• Developers must focus on high-level decisions
• AI lets developers address bigger product problems