https://video.ut0pia.org/videos/watch/2d5dea42-3094-4454-be88-52683c12736f For his closing keynote, Addy Osmani explores the evolving role of software engineers in the age of AI agents. He argues that as coding tasks become increasingly automated, the true value of an engineer shifts from mere code production to accountability, judgment, and system ownership. https://addyosmani.com/ https://x.com/addyosmani/status/2074927530482835916 Timestamps 0:00 Introduction and the human side of engineering 1:46 Rebundling roles and ownership of systems 2:34 Harnesses, loop engineering, and software factories 3:34 The shift to answerability as an engineering requirement 4:26 Reviewing AI-assisted code and organizational bottlenecks 5:55 Redefining leverage through human judgment 6:15 Alpha, decay, and the role of "taste" 8:49 Defining the modern software engineer 9:50 Risks to avoid: cognitive debt and surrender 11:51 Orchestration tax and system design 12:39 Accountability as the foundation for scaling 13:16 Career math: credibility vs. capability 14:13 High agency and the decision-making ladder 15:13 Defining the boundary between agents and humans 16:13 Operational rule: explain it or don't ship it 17:20 Future outlook: unlocking latent demand Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:49:53 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.ut0pia.org https://video.ut0pia.org/lazy-static/avatars/0287a09a-aae7-4840-9843-b416426e7046.webp https://video.ut0pia.org/videos/watch/2d5dea42-3094-4454-be88-52683c12736f All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.ut0pia.org/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.