I think it's a very interesting point / question. Programmers are wondering, artists surely are too. I think it's sane to have the question in mind.
The capacity of technology is very hard to predict (the future is).
Disappearance of programmers. Right now, you have a lot of programmers, they are not out of job. At the current capacities, they will not be out of job ; to compare with art, I think that pure illustration is a done game. Most prominent people stating that programmers will disappear have vested interests in the AI hype.
Side knowledge. Programming (and sometimes solving technical problems) is a very transferable skill, it's about acquiring logic and methodology, understanding machines, cutting down complex problems. Those skills are good and useful.
Alternative. If you stop working on it what else will you do? If it's playing video games or watching tik tok, learn programming! If it's learning something else, will it bring you more value? Is it over a topic that will keep its value within the current trends? That being said, knowledge does not have to be applicable, learning for fun, is a good thing!
The capacity of technology is very hard to predict (the future is).
Disappearance of programmers. Right now, you have a lot of programmers, they are not out of job. At the current capacities, they will not be out of job ; to compare with art, I think that pure illustration is a done game. Most prominent people stating that programmers will disappear have vested interests in the AI hype.
Replacement vs enhancement. Right now any programmer is probably using AI. The thing it has impacted is problem solving and information retrieval. See https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1592s82/the_fa...
Side knowledge. Programming (and sometimes solving technical problems) is a very transferable skill, it's about acquiring logic and methodology, understanding machines, cutting down complex problems. Those skills are good and useful.
Alternative. If you stop working on it what else will you do? If it's playing video games or watching tik tok, learn programming! If it's learning something else, will it bring you more value? Is it over a topic that will keep its value within the current trends? That being said, knowledge does not have to be applicable, learning for fun, is a good thing!