When Code Is a Commodity: Software in the AI Era

As AI tools increasingly generate code, the bottleneck in software development is shifting. This session explores what actually creates leverage when code itself is abundant.

We’ll examine how the developer’s role evolves from writing syntax to designing systems, defining constraints, curating models, and architecting data flows. We’ll also discuss product judgment, ownership, defensibility, and how to build durable value when implementation is no longer the scarce resource.

The focus is not on tools — but on mental models for building in an AI-first world.

Speaker: Lalit Bhatt
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lalitbhatt/