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Experiences From Using AI As A Software Architect

InfoQ, Monday, June 30th, 2025

Artificial intelligence excels at refining language and processing large text volumes, but lacks human-like contextual reasoning and emotional intelligence, Avraham Poupko said. Many human traits come into play when doing software architecture.

As an architect, he suggests using AI for exploring tradeoffs and refining language with clarity and precision.

Avraham Poupko shared his experiences from using artificial intelligence in his daily work as a software architect at OOP conference.

Software architects and system architects will not be replaced anytime soon by generative artificial intelligence (AI) or large language models (LLMs), Poupko explained in How a Software Architect Uses Artificial Intelligence in His Daily Work. They will be replaced by software architects who know how to leverage generative AI and LLMs, and just as importantly, know how NOT to use generative AI.

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