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Calling it "engineering" is the idiotic part, not the actual act. It's obnoxious that 15 minute after ChatGPT was announced there were people marketing themselv

• imdsm 4y ago
  If people are willing to pay them for the value they bring, then no wonder they're marketing themselves that way. If it's effective and their goal is increased renumeration then they're smart people.
  • yamtaddle 4y ago
    > smart Shrewd, sly, or cunning, maybe. Possibly also smart, but that's closer to the specific quality that's being displayed.
• newswasboring 4y ago
  Can you show me one example of this? I understand 15 mins is probably an exaggeration. Maybe show someone who did it after 24 hours?
• OJFord 4y ago
  I agree, but it's actually perhaps not as bad as white goods OEMs sending out 'engineers' to fit replacement parts, or ISPs' 'engineers' connecting faceplates for a fibre installation, etc. that we've had for years.
• thunky 4y ago
  The "prompt" part is just as dumb. Should we call a sysadmin a "prompt engineer" too? No, because that would be stupid.