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I wrote about the most ambitious form of AI-assisted software development I've seen yet - Strong DM's "Software Factory" approach, where two of the guiding principles are "Code must not be written by humans" and "Code must not be reviewed by humans" simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/7/s...

simonwillison.netHow StrongDM’s AI team build serious software without even looking at the codeLast week I hinted at a demo I had seen from a team implementing what Dan Shapiro called the Dark Factory level of AI adoption, where no human even looks …

Simon Willison

@simonwillison.net

7 Feb

Updated my post to add a section with commentary on the glaring detail I glossed over in my first published version: $1,000/engineer/day in token spends, really? simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/7/s...

Sam Rose

@samwho.dev

I think a lot of these claims are a pissing contest. Reminds me of people bragging about their sex life in high school despite not having one.

7/2/26, 6:24 pm2 reposts27 likes

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