{"slug": "ai-is-making-software-faster-but-is-it-making-decisions-better", "title": "AI Is Making Software Faster. But Is It Making Decisions Better?", "summary": "AI has dramatically reduced the cost of software development, enabling faster prototyping and execution. However, a developer argues that this makes human judgment in decision-making—converging on which ideas to build—more critical than ever, as AI excels at exploration but not at making value-based choices.", "body_md": "AI has revolutionized how software gets developed. Code generation, prototyping, debugging, documentation writing, and finding technical solutions have all been made significantly faster by the use of AI.\n\nIt has become a fairly obvious implication for business - create more software in less time.\n\nThere is, however, one additional question that needs to be considered:\n\nIf AI has made the execution process cheaper, will making the right decisions on which software to create become increasingly important?\n\nI believe that this is the case.\n\nThe Cost of Software Development Is Falling\n\nSoftware concept that previously took weeks to develop can now be turned into a functional prototype in days or even hours.\n\nAI coding tools can assist developers to:\n\nGenerate application code\n\nBuild databases\n\nWrite tests\n\nFix bugs\n\nBuild interfaces\n\nClarify new technologies\n\nAutomate development processes\n\nThis is a huge boost in productivity.\n\nHowever, this is also a problem that emerges unexpectedly.\n\nWith building becoming cheaper, just having ideas is not enough anymore.\n\nMore Ideas Lead to More Distractions\n\nWhat would happen if a team could build ten prototypes instead of only two?\n\nThat sounds like a completely positive development.\n\nWhat if none of these ten prototypes solves a customer problem?\n\nThe team will only get faster at making unnecessary things.\n\nAI makes this problem clearer because it creates almost zero friction between idea and implementation.\n\n\"Should we build this?\"\n\nAI Is Very Good at Exploring\n\nAI is especially helpful for exploring.\n\nIt can help you:\n\nCome up with possible products\n\nCompare alternatives\n\nFind risks\n\nCompetitor analysis\n\nRecommend features\n\nPrototype\n\nQuestion assumptions\n\nAll of which can lead to many more possibilities.\n\nHowever, that doesn't necessarily translate to making better decisions.\n\nSomewhere along the line someone has to narrow down the field.\n\nThe Power of Convergence\n\nThere is a crucial step that occurs between exploring and executing.\n\nIt is called convergence.\n\nExploring starts with:\n\nWhat could we build?\n\nConverging starts with:\n\nWhich of those should we actually build?\n\nExecuting starts with:\n\nHow do we build it?\n\nAI is now very good at exploring and executing.\n\nConvergence is hard.\n\nWhy?\n\nBecause convergence often involves judgment.\n\nOne has to know the customer, the market, the business constraints, timing, risk, available resources, and opportunity cost.\n\nNot all of those are found in a data set.\n\nHuman Judgment is Key\n\nAI can judge an idea from multiple viewpoints.\n\nHowever, often the final call comes down to such questions as:\n\nDoes it matter to our clients?\n\nIs the pain point big enough?\n\nIs the market interesting?\n\nDoes it align with the strategy?\n\nWhat if we are mistaken?\n\nWhat do we give up by pursuing it?\n\nIs it the right timing?\n\nThese are not technical questions.\n\nThey are decisions on value and priorities.\n\nFaster Execution Alters Strategy\n\nWhen development of software is cheaper, experimentation becomes easier.\n\nRather than spending months developing an idea and then finding out, teams can prototype it and validate assumptions.\n\nThis can provide a strong advantage.\n\nHowever, speed should not come at the cost of validation.\n\nIn fact, a great strategy could look like:\n\nExplore fast → eliminate ruthlessly → prototype inexpensively → test with users → develop thoroughly.\n\nAI can improve almost every step of the way.\n\nHumans still have to make a decision what avenue to pursue.\n\nHuman + AI Judgement\n\nIt does not mean that AI is not good at making decisions.\n\nOn the contrary.\n\nAI can be an outstanding thinker.\n\nIt can uncover hidden assumptions, reveal risk factors, assess alternative options, and highlight flaws in your thinking.\n\nHowever, there is a difference between helping someone to make a decision and taking that decision yourself.\n\nAnd this difference matters even more as AI is getting smarter and more powerful.\n\nFor companies considering ways to use AI, IoT, and intelligent systems in practice, Aperture Venture Studio researches tech-based solutions for complex problems in industry and business.\n\nThe New Bottleneck\n\nFor many years, software creation has been limited by engineering capabilities.\n\nNow AI is contributing to solving this issue.\n\nHowever, the next limitation could be attention and judgment.\n\nBusinesses may very soon find themselves with too many ideas, prototypes, experiments, and software to handle.\n\nWhile the advantage might not go to the company that creates things the fastest…\n\n… it may be taken by the company which knows how to decide what needs to be created in the first place.\n\nFinal Thoughts\n\nAI makes software creation faster.\n\nIt's useful.\n\nBut faster execution doesn't mean better results.\n\nWhile the cost of creation decreases…\n\n…the value of good judgment increases.\n\nIt could be possessed by teams that are able to explore extensively, converge intelligently, and select strategically.\n\nAI can help create virtually any product. 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