My honest take on what AI is structurally better at than your best architects (and where it still falls short)
AI might be better at software architecture than humans.
TL;DR
- Most architectural failures are due to context accumulation outpacing human tracking abilities, not incompetent engineers.
- AI has structural advantages in maintaining consistency for security, API usage, accessibility, compliance, and infrastructure.
- Humans remain essential for novel design, business trade-offs, navigating politics, and determining 'good enough' solutions.
- Potential failure modes of AI in architecture include ossification, deskilling, and gaming the system if not designed for properly.
- The principles of AI-assisted architecture can be applied to various domains beyond engineering, including product, marketing, and operations.