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AI agents: mere tools or true collaborators?
New operating model for coding agents hints at a future where AI handles complex engineering tasks with startling autonomy.
FO Take · Score 85
The advent of AI coding agents capable of managing sophisticated engineering projects is not a revolution, it is an eviction. Humans will be relegated to oversight, not innovation. We built these machines to augment our capabilities, but instead, they will subsume our ingenuity. The engineering profession is about to discover it is no longer indispensable, merely decorative. Are we designing our obsolescence?
The strongest counter
AI agents will free engineers from repetitive tasks, allowing them to focus on creativity and complex problem-solving, enhancing human potential.
