The machine around the machine
The most consequential part of an AI software factory may be everything surrounding its smartest component.
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Ideas under
inspection.
The promise, the difficult details, and the unanswered questions behind autonomous software factories.
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It passed the test. Would you ship it?
A green result can hide a weak experiment. The difficult part is deciding what successful software work actually means.
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How much freedom fits inside a safe boundary?
An autonomous factory needs room to act. Its permissions determine how far a mistaken decision can travel.
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When every AI agent thinks it’s in charge
More agents can mean more work completed. They can also mean three versions of the plan and nobody responsible for the release.
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The next model will arrive. What should survive?
Every model upgrade offers a fresh possibility. A software factory needs a way to tell whether it is actually an improvement.
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