In a software controlled world I tend to believe the developers will go last won't they? Also QA to the end!
A "software controlled world" seems to imply a constant need for development, but it will only need developers for as long as software can't do the necessary development itself. I can come up with reasons why this might be unlikely, but I don't see any of them following from whether the world is "software controlled".
Regarding Terminator 2, I enjoyed the movie but be careful about treating fiction as evidence.