AI Engineering Is Just Data Engineering — and the Rebrand Actually Gets You Respect
teodorio · x · 2026-11-15
A quippy industry debate on what "AI engineering" really is. The quoted tweet notes that data engineers correctly identify AI engineering as just data engineering, but wrongly assume data engineering will finally get the respect it deserves.
The author rebuts the second half with himself as proof: by simply deriving it from "AI engineering" and building the DAGs, people now treat him like royalty — evidence that the rebrand does earn respect. A sharp observation on AI job-title culture.
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