Amazon engineering leader: explaining why an AI tool doesn't help your work shows judgment
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On October 28, Simon Willison quoted Terk Terkowitz of Amazon's engineering leadership on how the developer role is changing in the AI era. Terkowitz said an engineer who can explain why current AI tools don't help with their work is showing the judgment the organization wants. If a task gains nothing from today's AI tools, that should count as a finding, not a failure. He advised engineers to record the reasons, share them with peers and raise them with managers to find a solution together.
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- Simon WillisonQuoting Terk Terkowitz
Terk Terkowitz 表示，工程师能解释当前 AI 工具为何无助于自己的工作，体现了组织所要求的判断力。如果工作无法从当前 AI 工具中受益，这是一个发现，而非失败；他建议记录原因、与同行分享、向经理反馈，并共同寻找解决方案。Simon Willison 引用了这段来自 Amazon 工程领导层关于 AI 时代开发者角色更新的表述。
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