He was coding at 12 like Elon Musk and became one of Google's youngest ever CMOs-but now says Gen Z are better off ice skating than learning to code | Fortune

""Coding is becoming obsolete. It's not needed today. What's needed today, more than ever, is creativity and resourcefulness and execution. There is no need to write code anymore.""

""You can operate an extremely successful business without having any ability to write even one line of code.""

""All technology [skills] is almost becoming obsolete. Gen Alpha would even be better off leveraging their ice skating skills in the current climate.""

""What's needed today, more than ever, is creativity, resourcefulness and execution.""

Alon Chen, a former Google CMO, claims that coding is becoming obsolete due to advancements in AI. He argues that creativity and resourcefulness are now more valuable than technical skills. Chen believes that successful businesses can operate without any coding knowledge, as AI tools have democratized technical skills. He suggests that future generations should focus on their passions rather than coding. Chen's own experience illustrates the shift from coding to leveraging creativity and execution in the tech industry.

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