Architectural Intelligence – The Next AI
by Thomas Betts
You may have heard AI is coming for everyone’s jobs and wondered how soon software architects will be replaced by robots. The more pragmatic view shows the latest technology is just another tool. In this case, it’s a tool to be used in our systems, and also one for architects to leverage to improve our ability to design great software systems.
Architects say “it depends” because we realize every decision depends on the context. We have to be able to assess a new situation and evaluate trade-offs based on the information available to us. The latest advancements in “AI” are just one more aspect of our ever-changing environment.
In this talk, we’ll explore how architects should look at LLMs and other AI technologies, both in terms of how they should be used in the systems we design, and also how they can be used to help us design those systems. Figuring that out is key to growing your Architectural Intelligence.
