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Dark Software Factories: What Runs Lights-Out and What Breaks Without a Human in the Loop

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The tenth most-read story on daily.dev today is a question about the industry's newest industrial metaphor: are "dark software factories" the next big thing? The piece frames a future where AI agents write, test, deploy and monitor software with nobody watching — software's version of a lights-out…

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  1. 2026-10-23 01:32 · DEV Community — AI
    Dark Software Factories: What Runs Lights-Out and What Breaks Without a Human in the Loop

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