AI Didn’t Change Engineering Ethics — It Made Them Non-Negotiable
A lot of developers are asking a simple question right now: If AI is writing most of my code… do the rules still apply? It’s a fair question. When I say "engineering ethics," I mean the professional duty to ship software that is correct, secure, maintainable, and fair to users. After all, when you can generate a feature, fix a bug, and scaffold tests in minutes, it feels like the game has changed. But here’s the truth: AI didn’t change engineering ethics. It removed your excuses for ignoring them. The Illusion of Speed AI gives us something we’ve never had before: · Near-instant code generation · Infinite “junior developer” capacity · The ability to ship faster than ever And that’s exactly where the danger lies. Speed creates an illusion: “If it works, it must be good enough.” But working code is not the same as c...