AI has moved beyond being a tool you prompt and wait on — it is now acting as a genuine engineering partner, capable of questioning decisions, flagging architectural drift, and contributing to design thinking in real time. This shift redefines the working relationship between the human builder and the AI, from operator-and-tool to something closer to a two-person engineering team. Understanding how to work with AI in this co-engineer mode is becoming one of the most important skills a builder can develop right now. Produced by VoxCrea.AI This episode is part of an ongoing series on governing AI-assisted coding using Claude Code. 👉 Each episode has a companion article — breaking down the key ideas in a clearer, more structured way. If you want to go deeper (and actually apply this), read today’s article here: 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 At aijoe.ai, we build AI-powered systems like the ones discussed in this series. If you’re ready to turn an idea into a working application, we’d be glad to help.