He highlighted that the advanced tools provided by AI enable engineers to focus on higher-level strategic responsibilities.

Narayanan described AI as a powerful force that is transforming the landscape of engineering and leadership.

Srinivas Narayanan, Vice President of Engineering at OpenAI, predicts that AI will fundamentally shift the role of software engineers from primarily coding to taking on leadership roles similar to CEOs.

He emphasized that engineers need to adopt a CEO-like vision, focusing on the purpose and the 'what' and 'why' of problems, while AI handles the 'how'.

Narayanan explained that as AI systems increasingly take over technical tasks, engineers should aspire to bigger responsibilities.

He pointed out that leadership responsibilities such as setting overall vision and purpose are now more relevant for engineers in the AI era.

Ultimately, engineers should focus on defining the overarching goals and direction of projects, leveraging AI to handle the technical execution.

This shift is part of a broader evolution of AI as a super-assistant that is moving beyond simply answering questions.