alt Hacker NewsAgentic engineering? That reads to me a little like amateur oncologist. How are you defining engineering?
Can agentic engineers adhere to a similar code of ethics that a professional engineer is sworn to uphold?
https://www.nspe.org/career-growth/nspe-code-ethics-engineer...
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> Can agentic engineers adhere to a similar code of ethics that a professional engineer is sworn to uphold?
Can software engineers?
Yes. I do "agentic engineering," primarily using Cline as it allows me to gas-and-brake the AI and review what it's doing on a granular level. So, think pair programming but my #2 is an LLM. I routinely reject turns when a given model goes off into space. I also routinely make hot edits to its changes before advancing, several times per day.
You can use these tools wisely without letting it run unverified carelessly.
The problem of calling what most of us do "engineering" predates LLMs by a good 15-20 years.