AI could put people off tech jobs and hurt the economy, warns Raspberry Pi boss
2026-05-14 · BBC News
Raspberry Pi boss Eben Upton warns that the tech industry's breathless AI hype is scaring young people away from computing careers — potentially creating the exact talent shortage that would actually hurt the economy. Nothing says 'promising field' like telling every aspiring developer their job will be obsolete before they graduate. The AI industry's greatest achievement might be destroying its own future workforce pipeline.