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Considered writing on AI-assisted development, the dark software factory, Claude Code, and building human. By Stephan Schmidt.

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What is a Dark Software Factory?

The dark software factory is the category for fully autonomous AI software delivery: agents write, test, and ship code while humans stay on intent, policy, and outcome review. Origin, five levels, StrongDM example, critiques, and where humans belong in the stack.

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