2026: The AI Builder Era Shifts Software Creation to Production Infrastructure

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"it was clear in 2022 that we would see these models just getting smarter and smarter and in 2023 they started being able to reason so what i had been doing is just like showing people look these things can actually reason so that means you can give them a task and then they can break it down and they're especially pretty good at coding and it's going to completely change how we create software and back then like people were like super skeptical and like no no this is ai ai is stupid"

Anton Osika explains that the ability of AI models to "reason" in 2023, following their increasing intelligence in 2022, was a critical development. This capability allows AI to break down tasks, particularly in coding, and fundamentally alter software creation, despite initial skepticism from many.

"the bigger change is it's going to change who can create software and for me as a builder it's very clear that like being able to create software and like shape some take an idea and shape it into something that you can interact with is like super rewarding so that's when i decided i'm going to start a company it's going to reimagine like what tools we use what the interface is to create software"

Anton Osika highlights that the most significant implication of AI's reasoning capabilities is its potential to democratize software creation. He emphasizes that this shift, enabling more individuals to bring ideas to life through interactive software, was the driving force behind his decision to start a company focused on reimagining the tools and interfaces for software development.

"when you have a like an old system that's distributed across many code bases and there are many teams like a huge huge bottleneck becomes how you coordinate between the humans in those teams and if you rather use for example lovable then it will be more opinionated about doing things in a certain way so that this handover and alignment between different teams is not required anymore and you can go to one you can all collaborate in the same tool"

Anton Osika points out that in traditional software development with distributed codebases and multiple teams, human coordination becomes a major bottleneck. He suggests that using a tool like Lovable, which is more opinionated about development processes, can eliminate the need for extensive handover and alignment between teams, allowing for collaboration within a single, unified tool.

"what's even worse than skill atrophy is not being fast enough at acquiring super valuable skills and understanding what are the possibilities that are like sometimes completely new possibilities what are the limitations and what's the best practices in using new tools that are of course going to be the way that things get done in the future increasingly"

Anton Osika argues that the greater concern than skill atrophy is the failure to rapidly acquire new, valuable skills and understand emerging possibilities. He stresses the importance of learning the limitations and best practices of new tools, as these will increasingly define future workflows in the industry.

"i do think also if for many fields like the human creativity or like oh is this a good thing is another human going to like this thing which is one part of creativity right or is like is there some very creative solution in leveraging ai effectively that has never in a way that has not been done in other software products like can we change the ux completely with ai that type of creativity is going to be super super important in creating the best user experiences like the best human experience which is ultimately what software does for you"

Anton Osika believes that human creativity, judgment, and the ability to leverage AI in novel ways will become increasingly crucial. He suggests that skills related to understanding user appeal, finding unique AI applications, and transforming user experiences through AI will be paramount in developing the best human-centric software.

"i just launched that crap right so i just you know when when i think of it i do it and so anything that accelerates the time to me distracting myself with some stupid idea that may actually become a thing that's what i want more of but so far so far you guys have done a great job of of delivering on that"

Nathaniel, the host, expresses his desire for tools that accelerate the process of turning nascent ideas into tangible creations, even if those ideas are initially considered "stupid" or distracting. He credits Lovable with effectively delivering on this need, enabling him to quickly act on his ideas.