Fair warning: This post will probably sound hella stupid but I’ve never even considered software engineering until very recently so my knowledge of it and the attached work is pitiful. Mb.

I’m about to go to college and I’ve recently switched career paths to engineering, I’m considering software but I’m not sure what I’d actually be doing if AI takes care of programming. I’ve read and understood that AI isn’t a standalone solution and it still requires a competent engineer to use it as a tool and that systems and architecture and all that jazz form a considerable chunk of the job but a lot of people make it sound very managerial. I especially love the technical aspect of engineering, the satisfaction of creating something tangible at a lower level but the idea of being in meetings all the time doesn’t sit with me personally.…