AI gives us the chance to redesign how we build products around outcomes. Applying it to every stage of the existing software development lifecycle would preserve too many assumptions from a world where implementation was expensive.
AI hasn't removed the need for managers' judgement and attention. I think we're taking away the time for both by expecting managers to code more while keeping the rest of the job.
The rubric from my In The Loop talk, with enough method that you can run it yourself. Six yes-or-no questions about identity, spend, policy, observability, replay and oversight, scored on a four-point scale.
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