Comment by graemefawcett

I think it's still fair to call yourself an engineer while you're using a tool that might still be new. It doesn't change the principles of engineering just because you have a slightly different tool in your tool belt

You're right that we're still learning how to use them properly. If someone's purely sitting in front of an all-you-can-eat vibe coding machine and trying to one-shot themselves into a fortune with their next startup, then absolutely, they don't deserve to call themselves an engineer.

But just using AI as an assistive technology does not take away from your abilities as an engineer. Used properly, it can be a significant force multiplier