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Quoting Terk Terkowitz

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Simon Willison's post quotes Terk Terkowitz of Amazon engineering leadership on Amazon's guidelines for software engineers regarding AI tooling. The guidance states that if an engineer's work does not benefit from current AI tools, this is a finding to document and share with peers and bring to a manager rather than a failing, and that an engineer who can explain where AI does not yet help their work is demonstrating the judgement Amazon is asking for. The guidance comes from 'An update from Amazon engineering leadership on the role of the developer in the age of AI.'

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