I'm a high-school student who wants to be a coder. I'm betting some of my peers will rely too much on AI.

Courtesy Karoly Family

Joshua Karoly is a 17-year-old high school senior who lives near Sacramento, California, and wants to pursue a career as a software developer. He hopes that as more people rely on artificial intelligence, he can use his coding skills to land a job despite the technology taking on more work inside companies. The following has been edited for brevity and clarity.