AI is improving rapidly, and it will soon be able to solve every CP problem in just a few seconds. It's going to be able to finish Div. 1 contests in less than five minutes, and cheating will become a huge issue since people could just use AI to become the top rated user on Codeforces. It will be impossible to host online contests because there will be cheaters everywhere.
The only solution will be to host in person contests that provide hardware that limits access to the internet. However, this will ruin websites like Codeforces, which are completely reliant on online contests. The number of people doing competitive programming will also decrease since it's harder for people to participate in person, and there will be fewer contests since hosting contests in person is much more expensive than hosting them online.
The end of competitive programming is near...
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Everyone downvoting me is just in denial
We take CP contests not just only for the rating