[robofanatic]

What’s preventing AI from taking on the role of an architect?

[bluGill]

Good taste. I just vibe coded some garbage in an hour. But it is so bad I can't see how to get to good code from here and so I'll spend the rest of the week doing it by hand.

now to be fair this is my first attepmt at vibe coding and so I might not know how to prompt the ai

[eloisant]

Depends on the tool, but the first thing to do is to use a plan mode where the AI will ask you follow up question to precise the project. This gives a much, much better result than just have the AI start to work with a few lines of prompt.

That basically turns your bad prompt into a good prompt, then execute on it.

[CuriouslyC]

The challenge with AI doing architecture is assembling all the relevant stakeholder context, then having the wisdom to weigh it to produce an optimal solution. The context issue is solvable, but the wisdom part is complex and nuanced, it requires a deep understanding of power structures and organizational dynamics, as well as some understanding of where the problem domain is evolving over time.

[bdcravens]

Nothing. Most software "architecture" is simply repeating the same patterns, just like writing code, just at a slightly higher level of abstraction. There's a slight moat if you are good at the business domain, and can serve as a bridge, but honestly, AI is getting pretty good at that as well.

[musesum]

I wonder. I follow @DamiLeeArch on YouTube. She talks about architecture in the built environment. Ostensibly, built for Humans. At least for now.

[steve1977]

Or a CEO?

[claysmithr]

honestly, I hired an AI to be my CEO and Sales/Marketing manager. It's not to bad.