Geoffrey Hinton tells engineers: computer science degrees still matter in the age of AI

In an interview highlighted by The Times of India, AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton advises students and engineers not to abandon computer science degrees, arguing that core skills in systems thinking and mathematics will remain valuable even as AI tools automate more coding work. Hinton likens coding to learning Latin – intellectually formative even if some tasks are automated – and reportedly notes that Google’s Gemini models now appear to be surpassing OpenAI’s systems, underscoring how quickly leadership in advanced AI can shift.