Tag: software engineering leadership

Why AI Won’t Replace Engineers, But Will Expose Weak Leadership

Feb 2, 2026

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by

Brett Lee

in AI, Automation & the New Engineering Landscape

How culture determines whether AI adoption succeeds or fails. My first real exposure to AI tools came around the end of 2024 while I was trying to build a proof of concept on my own. I started with ChatGPT, then moved to Cursor, using them to scaffold a full-stack application. My prompts were very directive:…