Amazon engineering leader says unused AI tooling is a finding
Original title: Quoting Terk Terkowitz
Terk Terkowitz urged engineers to document where current AI tools do not help and raise those limits with peers and managers.
In an Amazon engineering-leadership update quoted by Simon Willison, Terk Terkowitz said work that does not benefit from current AI tooling is a finding rather than a failing. He asked engineers to document why, share it with peers, bring it to managers, and look for solutions. He framed the ability to explain where AI does not yet help as the judgement leadership wants.
- The remark comes from an update on the developer’s role in the age of AI.
- Terkowitz said engineers should work with managers to find solutions where tools fall short.
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- Amazon
From the original article
If your work does not benefit from current AI tooling, that is a finding, not a failing. Document why, share it with your community of peers, bring it to your manager, and work to find solutions. An engineer who can explain where AI does not yet help their work is demonstrating the judgement we are asking for.
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