Why AI Hasn't Replaced Software Engineers—and Won't

A post on normaltech.ai contends that AI, while powerful for code generation, cannot replace software engineers because it lacks comprehension of the broader system context. Engineers are needed for architecture decisions, debugging complex interactions, and understanding user needs. The article notes that AI often produces code that works in isolation but fails in integration, creating security holes or performance issues. It also highlights that AI cannot replace the human judgment needed to make trade-offs between speed, maintainability, and cost. The author predicts that AI will augment, not replace, engineers, similar to how IDEs didn't make programmers obsolete.