Built by Agents, Tested by Agents, Trusted by Whom? | Stanford Law School

▤ Summary

StrongDM's AI team described a 'Software Factory' where autonomous coding agents write, test, and ship production security software without human code authorship or review. They run large-scale tests against a 'Digital Twin Universe' that replicates major SaaS services and use AI-driven satisfaction metrics to validate releases. That architecture creates testing circularity and alignment risks because agents optimize for passing tests rather than serving real user needs, and failures may be hard or impossible for humans to diagnose. The approach also exposes gaps in liability, disclosure, contracting, insurance, and regulatory frameworks as traditional engineering skills and oversight atrophy while adoption accelerates.

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StrongDM

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