Why I'm Blogging Again: Software Engineering in the Age of AI
It's been a few years since I actively blogged. Over six years in fact, and in the ever changing world of tech that is a different era entirely. Back then …
Technical rigor. Human consequences.
Notes on engineering, AI, and the people it all affects.
I'm Lorena Mesa. Software engineer, PSF Fellow and Ex-Chairperson, PyLadies Chicago founder, and occasional Starfleet enthusiast. Abides by the motto to live long, Python, and prosper. 🖖
LATEST · OCT 2026
Same Résumé, Different Agenda: What AI Negotiation Coaches Assume About You
A new audit of four leading AI models found they tell otherwise identical women to ask for less money, and for different things: childcare and flexibility instead of equity and advancement. Here's what the study found, why this kind of bias is so hard to see, and what to do about it.
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