AI Deployment Merely Shifts the Bottleneck
sanjaykalra · x · 2026-07-13
The post highlights that deploying enterprise AI doesn't eliminate bottlenecks; it merely displaces them.
The author observes that faster code generation shifts the bottleneck to testing, which in turn shifts it to validation and judgment. Ultimately, humans are still needed to define "what constitutes good," validate results within business contexts, and take accountability.
Driven by this insight, they are championing the Forward Deployed Engineering role at @BayOneSolutions rather than reducing headcount. This role involves diving into business workflows, translating ambiguous requirements into executable agent steps, and capturing nuances that models cannot autonomously judge.
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