# Why AI Agents Are Creating a New Kind of Data Engineer

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Podcast: [Data Science Tech Brief By HackerNoon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/data-science-tech-brief-by-hackernoon-6367564)
Published: 2026-05-09T16:00:47+00:00
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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/why-ai-agents-are-creating-a-new-kind-of-data-engineer . The role of data engineers is evolving faster than ever and this is the advent of intelligence engineers who will not only build AI agents but create governance Check more stories related to data-science at: https://hackernoon.com/c/data-science . You can also check exclusive content about #data-engineering , #ai-agents , #agentic-ai , #intelligence-engineer , #data-pipelines , #etl-automation , #agent-governance , #pipeline-monitoring , and more. This story was written by: @engineervarun0012 . Learn more about this writer by checking @engineervarun0012's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . The role of data engineers is evolving faster than ever and this is the advent of intelligence engineers who will not only build AI agents but create governance around them along with strict guardrails.The blog sheds light on the next generation data leader

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