We're all just traffic cops for our AI agents now.

The article paints a picture of the modern engineer's life in 2026, where AI agents have taken over virtually every task that once defined the craft. From writing code and debugging to drafting emails and even architectural thinking, the human role has shrunk to managing these agents and ensuring they don't conflict with each other. This shift has led many to question if engineers are becoming obsolete.

Yet, the author argues there's still a crucial human element: the leverage that separates great engineers from average ones has not disappeared but amplified. The human contribution now lies in defining ambiguous problems, applying intuition about complexity, considering long-term consequences, and possessing an innate 'allergy to AI slop' that machines lack. The takeaway is that engineering is becoming less about execution and more about high-level orchestration and taste, a cynical but familiar evolution of tech roles.