India, March 7 -- Coding alone may no longer guarantee a job in the future, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has warned while advising young people to focus on learning Artificial Intelligence skills, media reports said.

In an interview on the Stratechery podcast hosted by Ben Thompson, Altman said the once-obvious choice of learning coding after graduation is now being replaced by mastering AI tools in the rapidly evolving technology landscape.

Earlier, Microsoft India and South Asia president Puneet Chandok said AI will "unbundle" operational tasks but emphasised that continuous skilling will be essential for survival in the evolving job market.

Speaking at the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, Chandok stressed the urgent need for indivi...