The Professor is Live! with Mark Salisbury
Welcome to The Professor is Live! with Mark Salisbury.
In each lively 25-minute episode, Mark and Producer Rico Smart dive into topics shaping our world, featuring expert interviews and engaging live audience participation. Discover groundbreaking ideas for the future and timeless wisdom you can't afford to forget—all infused with humor and charm. Leave every episode feeling inspired, informed, and optimistic about what lies ahead.
The Professor is Live! with Mark Salisbury
Episode 9 – Can ChatGPT Replace Software Engineers?
In this episode, Mark and producer Rikko are joined by Dr. Joel Schuessler, Associate Professor of Computer Science at Concordia University St. Paul (CSP), to tackle the big career question shaking up tech: can you still make a living coding when AI now writes roughly 25% of U.S. code at companies like Microsoft and Alphabet? A new Pew Research Center survey shows nearly half of Americans think software engineering will be among the jobs most disrupted by AI — even more than teaching or journalism. Tune in for a candid, lively conversation about what these trends mean for students, developers, and the future of coding itself.