Over the past two years, we’ve witnessed remarkable leaps in productivity driven by AI. Some professionals even claim they’ve been “automated”, they haven’t written a single line of code in months, they prompt. AI has taken over a significant share of the work once done by data engineers, scientists, and analysts. In this talk, we’ll explore the current landscape of AI-assisted programming for data professionals: what’s working, where the limitations lie, and what career changes we should consider in 2026 as AI increasingly takes on the work.