AI Literacy Should Be a Core Engineering Skill, Not an Afterthought – Communications of the ACM

AI Literacy in Engineering

Artificial intelligence (AI) is now embedded in various tools, systems, and decisions in technology.

However, many teams treat AI literacy as optional, which may lead to engineers becoming obsolete.

If software is eating the world, AI is already digesting the software.

Engineers without AI literacy will struggle to participate in problem-solving, innovation, and collaboration.

AI literacy should be a core engineering skill, as it is a powerful extension of the tradition of combining logic and creativity in engineering.

Author's summary: AI literacy is crucial for engineers to stay relevant.

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Communications of the ACM Communications of the ACM — 2025-10-16

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