Software Engineers Educate Citizen Developers To Prevent Failures

A software engineering commentary warns that AI assistants now enable nontechnical 'citizen developers' in HR, finance, and sales to write production software, creating risks such as security lapses, unmaintainable systems, and runaway infrastructure costs. The author urges engineers to proactively teach best practices, define escalation points, and build safer infrastructure to mitigate long-term consequences.
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