DeepLearningAI
5/20/2026

AI Dev 26 x SF | A Fireside Chat with OpenAI's Marc Manara
Short summary
Marc Manara from OpenAI discusses how AI is reshaping software engineering: while engineering roles aren't disappearing, the abstraction layer is moving upward. Engineers will increasingly manage autonomous AI agents rather than write code directly. The definition of 'engineer' is expanding to include anyone who can produce software using advanced AI tools.
- •Abstraction layer in software engineering is moving upward with AI
- •Engineers will increasingly manage autonomous AI agents instead of writing code directly
- •Definition of 'engineer' expanding to include anyone who can produce software with AI tools
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