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IBM CEO Arvind Krishna has expressed confidence that AI will not replace programmers but will instead make them 30% more productive. He emphasized that IBM plans to hire more programmers as AI continues to augment workplace tasks, rather than reduce its workforce. Krishna compared the current debates over AI replacing jobs to historical discussions about technologies like calculators and Photoshop. He also highlighted AI’s potential for improving product quality and efficiency. Despite AI’s advancements, Krishna suggested that quantum computing is more likely to drive significant scientific discoveries.