{"slug": "higher-level-skills-software-engineers-need-in-the-ai-era", "title": "Higher-Level Skills Software Engineers Need In The AI Era", "summary": "Forbes Councils Expert Panel reports that as AI automates coding, software engineers must develop higher-level skills in judgment, technical leadership, and business operations. The panel emphasizes that coding speed and ease of automation increase the value of these broader competencies.", "body_md": "# Higher-Level Skills Software Engineers Need In The AI Era\n\nBy Expert Panel®, Forbes Councils MemberSource:\n\n[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)Coding is becoming faster and easier to automate, which puts a premium on judgment, technical leadership and a broader understanding of real-world business operations.\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/higher-level-skills-software-engineers-need-in-the-ai-era", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/higher-level-skills-software-engineers-need-in-the-ai-era-f833", "published_at": "2026-08-14 12:15:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-14 13:12:44.383632+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["Forbes Councils"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/higher-level-skills-software-engineers-need-in-the-ai-era", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/higher-level-skills-software-engineers-need-in-the-ai-era.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/higher-level-skills-software-engineers-need-in-the-ai-era.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/higher-level-skills-software-engineers-need-in-the-ai-era.jsonld"}}