# Opinion: Impact of AI on Networking Engineers

DevFeed: [Opinion: Impact of AI on Networking Engineers](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/opinion-impact-of-ai-on-networking-engineers-11307.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/01/ai-impact-networking-engineers/>)

Published: 2026-01-29T07:04:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [ipSpace.net blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ipspace-net-blog.md>)

Topics: [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networking.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Large Language Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm.md>), [ChatGPT](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chatgpt.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [chatgpt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chatgpt.md>), [llms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llms.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/networking.md>), [opinion](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/opinion.md>)

## AI overview

This opinion examines how AI may affect networking jobs, distinguishing practical uses from hype. It argues that AI tools, including LLMs, can help experienced practitioners with tasks such as transforming data, finding simple mistakes, and interpreting error messages, while beginners may struggle to detect hallucinations and develop knowledge gaps.

## Source excerpt

A friend of mine sent me a series of questions that might also be on your mind (unless you're lucky enough to live under a rock or on a different planet): I wanted to ask you how you think AI will affect networking jobs. What's real and what's hype? Before going into the details, let's make a few things clear: Read more ...