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AI is quietly turning some engineering managers into NPCs: useful, always available, and out of the plot the moment a real decision is needed. AI doesn't make EMs less necessary, it makes weak technical judgment more expensive. The surviving EM is an engineer who manages the socio-technical system, contributes for leverage, and owns the technical strategy no IC or agent can.
By Tilt FinanceAI is quietly turning some engineering managers into NPCs: useful, always available, and out of the plot the moment a real decision is needed. AI doesn't make EMs less necessary, it makes weak technical judgment more expensive. The surviving EM is an engineer who manages the socio-technical system, contributes for leverage, and owns the technical strategy no IC or agent can.