[litzer]

> Software engineering is uniquely multiplicative because it's possible for a software engineer to create software that does software engineering.

I think you misunderstood the O-ring explanation by citing that idea as an example. It doesn't mean building AI. It applies to any of those fields you mentioned. Good people in field X work together with other good people in field X in top firms -> multiplicative productivity.

[Kiro]

Who said anything about AI?

[litzer]

Most people would consider software that "does software engineering" AI.

[Swizec]

A compiler is software that does software engineering. Saves a lot of time and effort.

Package managers, that used to be hard to do by hand.

Bundlers and linkers, that stuff used to need skilled engineers.

Many other examples