We've been trying to actually run an AI-driven development lifecycle — a real process the AI follows, not prompt-and-hope. Here's the honest state: what we've learned, what we're really after, the gap we keep hitting, and the options we're weighing.
AI made writing code nearly free. The value didn't vanish — it moved to what was always the real job: judgment, architecture, and holding the bar in review.
Not toy prototypes — shipping. The working loop, habits and guardrails I use to build with AI every day, and where my own judgement still has to take over.