In the world of IT companies, IT, computer science and engineering graduates make up the majority. It is that, since always, Software development means knowing complex languages in depth.And programming environments and database structures and architecture that require years of technical training. Each line of code was hand crafted and Access to knowledge was limited to those who could travel a long and highly specialized path.
today This paradigm has completely changed.. The development of generative AI in recent years has created a situation where, in many cases, many tasks typical of a primary developer can be performed by generative AI.
Today’s development platforms are increasingly popular Intuitive and accessible: What used to require a team of programmers can be solved today using visual tools, pre-built modules and AI assistants capable of generating blocks of code in seconds. Using the indicated prompts, any GenAI tool can build the software base in just seconds.
Why then would a computer engineer create better code than a psychology graduate? The question may seem provocative, but it points to our bewilderment in the face of the profound change affecting the entire software industry today.
the The social sciences and humanities are the foundation of critical thinking and human understanding. They seek to provide theoretical and methodological tools for understanding the world to come.
Increasingly, people trained in these areas are gaining ground in the industry: they are the people They bring a comprehensive vision and the most complete understanding of cultural and human contexts in which we work, which is fundamental to the coming world characterized by artificial intelligence.
UC Berkeley reported this Enrollment in Arts and Humanities has increased by 73% in the past 10 years; And that several interdisciplinary departments that study creative problem solving – artistic practice, comparative literature, philosophy, music, art history, film and media – received their highest number of applicants in a decade.
At the local level we have seen the emergence of… New courses and specializations with more comprehensive and general perspectives Which integrates philosophy, literature, history, art and cultural management. Some examples are the Bachelor of Humanities at the University of San Andrés, Social Sciences at the University of Torcuato di Tella, or Behavioral Sciences, which has offers at ITBA and UTDT.
Not only in universities: administrative jobs, traditionally limited to lawyers, economists or engineers, are today migrating towards new specializations. The most famous case locally is that of Pierpaolo Barbieri, founder of the financial technology company Ualá, who trained in history at Harvard; But also with other cases such as that of Constanza Bertorello, CEO of Pernod Ricard and literature graduate.
He said it all It does not mean at all that good understanding and writing of program code is no longer requiredthere must always be someone who controls the process and ensures good results: it means that what we need above all from our development teams today is the ability to envision workable solutions: the professionals we need most are those who can connect the dots between real-world challenges and the possibilities that digital tools offer us.
Specialized knowledge is still necessary, yes, but it is no longer sufficient: Today, the ability to combine the technical and the strategic, the digital and the human, is also important.
More widespread requirements for figures such as the process designer (Process designer), people who understand how a business, organization or market works and are able to translate that into a digital system: someone who observes the world and turns it into software.
We do not know exactly what the society of the future will look like because technology is gaining great importance. But we know that with the comprehensive vision and comprehensive capacity that training in the social sciences and humanities provides, we will be able to look at, analyse, understand and manage them better.
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