Engineer: I'm not smarter than AI anymore — time to learn to orchestrate it
KevinNaughtonJr · x · 2026-10-17
Kevin Naughton Jr. shares an epiphany many engineers are reaching: he's no longer smarter than AI. Instead of competing on capability, he argues the right move is to become a good orchestrator — giving AI the correct tools, data, and permissions to accomplish tasks adequately.
He acknowledges there are still cases where he knows better than AI, but that corpus is shrinking quickly. The post captures a broader mindset shift from writing code yourself to setting up environments where AI can succeed.
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