Engineering Is Not Dead Because Accountability Isn't

A rebuttal to the 'engineering is dead' narrative driven by AI code generation. The core argument is that engineering is not about producing code — it's about accountability, trade-offs, and ownership. Models can generate code, but they cannot be held responsible for security issues, production failures, or unmaintainable systems. The real measure of engineering quality is not whether AI was involved, but whether a human owns, understands, and takes responsibility for the result. Engineering skills matter more than ever precisely because developers are freed from typing to focus on judgment, review, and accountability.