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Andrew Ng: I've Stopped Reading AI-Generated Code — When Python Becomes the New Assembly and 'X Engineers' Take Over
In The Batch Issue 341, Andrew Ng casually dropped that he's not only stopped writing code — he's 'long stopped reading generated code.' He now operates at a higher abstraction level, directing coding agents instead of looking at syntax. He's also spotted a new job category emerging: 'X Engineers' — Recruiting Engineers, Marketing Engineers — people embedded in business functions who build software using AI. This is the most radical statement about the future of programming from AI's most influential educator.