AI Engineers aren’t safe from being replaced by AI

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The piece argues that AI engineers are not immune to automation because the field is becoming more generalized and commoditized. It explains that the term AI now covers many very different technologies, which makes the job title broad and inconsistent. The author believes foundation models and general-purpose AI systems will absorb more specialized AI work over time, reducing demand for many AI engineering roles. The article also notes that software developers will still be needed to integrate AI into applications even if AI engineering tasks shrink.

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