The hardest part of building software is not coding, it’s requirements
Summary
They imagine all the business execs and product researchers will bypass most or all of their software developers and ask AI directly to build exactly what they think they want or need. I naively asked the client: “Should I remove the input that allowed a user to override the right terms and conditions?” The response I got has been seared inside my brain ever since. Drivers make thousands of little judgments in a given trip to avoid pedestrians, navigat earound double-parked cars, and turn in busy intersections. It’s significantly harder to get your AI model to be able to account for and recognize those anomalies and edge cases, and more importantly how to respond appropriately without getting into an accident. I never said no, but I did bring up all the possible points of failure in this process and wanted the team to clearly define how we would handle incoming answers for all questions.