Intel Releases ControlFlag – An AI Code Debugging System The importance of software in the electronics industry cannot be overstated, and most electronic engineers are required to code at some point in their life. What issues does software cause in the development of modern systems, what does Intel’s ControlFlag system do, and how is AI playing a greater role in modern life? The Growing Importance of Software Several decades ago, it was the job of an electronics engineer to design circuits, and these could either be built using standard cookbook circuits or by designing unique circuits for unique solutions. Either way, an electronic engineer rarely, if at all, saw code. However, the introduction of low-cost computing systems such as microprocessors and microcontrollers now see electronic engineers having to deal with both circuits and the code that they run.