The Dark Factory: When AI Replaces Human Developers — A Sci-Fi Dystopia Made Real
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A critical analysis of StrongDM's "Dark Factory" manifesto, which advocates for fully AI-driven software development where AI agents write and review all code while banning human engineers from both activities. The author draws a parallel to Philip K. Dick's 1955 story "Autofac" about automated factories that continue operating after civilization collapses, suggesting this vision of AI replacing human developers is not a bold new future but a familiar science fiction dystopia that has been explored for decades.
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They call it the Dark Factory, borrowed from manufacturing, where robots work with the lights off because robots don't need to see.
Their CTO said if you haven't spent a thousand dollars on tokens today per human engineer, you're not serious.
Philip K. Dick wrote that story in 1955. It's called Autofac. It's about automated factories that keep running after civilization collapses and what happens when the hu
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