I'm taking my cues from Jeremy Howard, who believes we probably won't be a world full of data scientists, since data science requires less effort every year as the software and hardware improves. Rather, we'll still have domain experts, and everyone will just know how to apply data science to their field.
The tools get easier to use every year. While I have difficulty imagining my data science job disappearing, I tend to agree with Jeremy that more and more non-CS people are getting comfortable using computers. Programming, as a field of study, will stabilize at some point, and its usefulness will continue flowing into other fields.
The tools get easier to use every year. While I have difficulty imagining my data science job disappearing, I tend to agree with Jeremy that more and more non-CS people are getting comfortable using computers. Programming, as a field of study, will stabilize at some point, and its usefulness will continue flowing into other fields.