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# AI can be a great augmentation tool, for code-review or AI-assisted coding, but all engineers need to have strong critical thinking skills, in my opinion. In this post, I share how I'm using it along with my own opinions so far.

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## [Becoming augmented by AI](https://dev.to/bolt04/becoming-augmented-by-ai-3f1)

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