The hype we have been sold for the past few years has been overwhelming. Hype Correction is the antidote.

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Many leaders are excited about the promise of AI coding tools that can make it easier for novices to write code and, seemingly, make experienced coders less essential. Yet these tools make experience more—not less—important, as AI is not a replacement for real engineers. Companies that want to use these tools should follow common rules. Make sure every change it makes is double-checked—with automatic checks, simple tests that confirm things still work, and at least one human review. Keep access limited: Let AI work only in a safe “practice” environment, never give it the keys to live customer data, and routinely check for basic security mistakes like files or storage left open to the public. Overall, keep experienced engineers in charge of the design, the rules, and the safety checks so AI’s speed doesn’t turn into costly failures.