Re:AI Engineers aren't safe from being replaced by AI
by DrewADesign on Wednesday June 03, 2026 @05:32AM
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Doctor sounds like Nurse, which sounds like applying bandages and taking temperatures.
Physicist sounds like Lab Technician, which sounds like managing samples.
Electrical Engineer sounds like Electrician, which sounds like installing a bunch of wire.
Stunt Driver sounds like Uber Driver which sounds like pushing pedals and turning a wheel.
It’s fun to pretend the world is much simpler than it is.
Re:AI Engineers aren't safe from being replaced by AI
by stnikolauswagne on Wednesday June 03, 2026 @05:44AM
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Much less emasculating than accepting that all that weird tech mumbo jumbo that those overpaid senior engineers babble about actually has a deeper meaning and is not just there to artificially slow down the all important company growth!
Re:AI Engineers aren't safe from being replaced by AI
by DrewADesign on Wednesday June 03, 2026 @10:02AM
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Listen: nobody goes to college, gets a 4 year stem degree, and builds a career up just to not be able to slow company growth.
Currently leading an Integration that for the most part needs no new code written and the CEO is breathing down my neck telling me to cut my 4 week estimate down to 1 because "can't i just use AI like the other firms do?".
There's a morbid part of me that wants to give him what he wants and let claude make critical process decisions on internal processes that are very domain specific and have no online documentation, but alas I would rather not have the project go down in flames so I smile and nod.