From Bounded to Expanded: It’s “Context” All the Way Down

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000

GenAI is a force behind turning software into something that few people, if any, could have imagined. Not just the way software is built, but also what software itself is becoming: both the artifact and the system. Looking beyond the hype—the claims that “software is solved,” the rise of vibe coding, panic layoffs and rehiring, one-person unicorns, and on-demand software—we should ask ourselves: what really changed? What do we see if we zoom out far enough and blur our vision? Understanding what software has become is central to orienting ourselves and making sense of the chaos. That is what I attempt here, while trying hard to preserve the humility of a mortal.

Artificial Intelligence - Alireza Sohofi

From Bounded to Expanded: It’s “Context” All the Way Down