Sridhar Vembu warns software pay is not guaranteed in AI age

Zoho founder and Chief Scientist Sridhar Vembu shared on X that software engineers’ higher pay is not a birthright and shouldn’t be taken for granted. He warned that AI and new tools could disrupt jobs and customer demand. Quoting Intel’s Andy Grove, he said, “Only the paranoid survive.” His message sparked debate on software jobs' future amid fast tech change.