giffmana: "An eng lead" is not "the lead engineer" — and grifters exploit the confusion
giffmana · x · 2026-10-16
- giffmana calls out a widespread misreading: "an eng lead" (one of many engineering leads) is far from "the lead engineer," same for "an AI director/VP" vs "the director/VP of AI."
- The thread was triggered by someone inflating an Anthropic engineering lead into "Anthropic's lead engineer."
- He notes many people misunderstand the distinction, and self-promoters deliberately exploit it.
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