Founder is skeptical of 'software factories': AI can't yet ship features end-to-end
petergyang · x · 2026-09-12
The author is skeptical of the "software factory" hype: beyond verification and testing, AI isn't yet able to self-improve a product or build a new feature end-to-end without a human in the loop. Overnight agent runs collapse if a single wrong assumption is made. He challenges anyone to name a product actually built end-to-end with no human defining requirements or reviewing the work.
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