PM Builds Internal Tool with AI in Days, Engineer Left to Review Security
Easy_Yogurtcloset759 · reddit · 2026-08-09
An engineer recounts how a PM used an AI tool (Enter Pro) to quickly build an internal ticket-routing tool, bypassing six months of procrastination. The engineer's review found an authorization flaw (missing org check), fixed it, and approved it. The incident raises questions about the evolving role of engineers in AI-generated software: from writing code to setting security boundaries, while ownership remains unclear.
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