[RodgerTheGreat]

In many parts of the world, it is illegal to call yourself an "engineer" without both appropriate certification/training and legal accountability for the work one signs off upon, as with lawyers, medical doctors, and so on. It's frankly ridiculous that software "engineers" are permitted the title without the responsibility in the US.

[djeastm]

>as with lawyers, medical doctors, and so on. It's frankly ridiculous that software "engineers" are permitted the title without the responsibility in the US.

It's because 1) most of us don't work on things that can get people jailed or killed and 2) the US leans towards not regulating language so much.

But if it makes you more comfortable, just think of the term "software engineer" as tongue-in-cheek, like some people call janitors "sanitation engineers"

[ahtihn]

Why do you want to police language? Is any employer mislead by the responsibilities software engineers actually have because of the title?

[kazinator]

Indeed. We don't have a fit about deception when somebody who unclogs drains calls themselves Drain Doctor.

[stonethrowaway]

Yet my comment keeps getting upvoted and downvoted. I guess I’m either saying something controversial, which I don’t think I am since I am stating the obvious, or potentially the anti-AI crowd doesn’t like my tone. I’m not pro or against AI (I don’t have a dog in this race). Everything at your disposal is potentially a tool to use how you see fit, whether it be AI or a screwdriver.