Future of Software Engineering: Why AI Engineer Is a Misnomer

This video explores how the rise of AI and large language models (LLMs) is transforming software engineering. Contrary to popular belief, AI work is an evolution of traditional practices, emphasizing system integration, modularity, and resilience. Building AI applications involves managing technical debts like model drift, data dependencies, and black-box issues through disciplined engineering. The talk advocates treating prompts and models as core assets, requiring version control and testing, similar to traditional code. We discuss upskilling engineers in data literacy and ML concepts, plus adapting security and observability practices for AI. Ultimately, investing in existing engineering talent and practices ensures scalable and reliable AI development. Read the full article: https://textagent.dev/blog/the-future-of-software-engineering-why-ai-engineer-is-a-misnomer Key points: - AI as an evolution of software engineering - Managing AI-specific technical debts - Version control and testing for prompts and models - Upskilling engineers with data literacy and ML skills - Adapting security and observability for AI applications - Avoiding siloed AI roles in favor of existing engineering talent #SoftwareEngineering #AI #AIEngineering #TechTrends #ML #AIApplications