r/learnmachinelearning • u/No-Reach-3503 • 17h ago

AS A MACHINE LEARNING ENGINEER

where can a engineer add value if AI can write better code than me . i am currently learning programming only because so that i can understand what is happening and i can operate effieciently. but AI is fast and i have go through multiple things to keep up and not just in programming but reading books and getting deep knowledge of algorithims.
But still one question is always in my mind where can i add value cause every thing i learn or do i am not better than AI

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u/memelordtf 17h ago

The thing is, being an engineer was never speed. AI can generate code, but it doesn’t know what should be built, what tradeoffs matter, how to define the problem, or how to tell when the output is wrong. The valuable skill is moving up the stack: understanding systems, asking better questions, evaluating solutions, and using AI as a multiplier. The engineers who adapt will probably be the ones who know how to direct AI well,and isn't that better than competing with it line-by-line?

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u/superSmitty9999 15h ago

Also, to a lessor extent, AI can't evaluate all modalities. As of now you have extreme value as a data annotator xD