New Delhi, April 24 -- At first blush, it seems ironic. As artificial intelligence automating coding, some of technology's most powerful figures are returning to it.

Meta Platforms Inc.'s Mark Zuckerberg, for instance, is working closely with software development teams after two decades. He has moved his desk into Meta's AI Lab, sitting alongside Alexander Wang and Mat Friedman-co-leads of Superintelligence Labs-and has been actively writing and reviewing code, according to a report by Business Insider. Meta is even building a photorealistic, AI-powered 3D avatar of Zuckerberg to engage with employees in his stead, Financial Times reports.

Google co-founder Sergey Brin is making a similar return. The Information reports that the Gemini ...