Towards the Dark Factory: Autonomous AI Agents in Software Engineering
Explore the rise of AI in software engineering and the role of autonomous clanker agents.
Late 2025 marked a turning point for AI in software development, with a shift to using Claude Code for enhanced workflows. The introduction of autonomous 'clanker' agents aims to reduce the burden on engineers by handling trivial tasks efficiently.
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