The CambrAIn Evolutionary Explosion

Paul Hampton likens the acceleration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) assisted software development tools to the Cambrian biological evolutionary explosion. Paul argues that the many tools on the market are not merely improving programming productivity, but changing the ecology of system creation itself. Paul examines market turbulence, the shift from in-editor assistance to persistent agents, rapid capability growth and the implications for safety-critical engineering.

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2026-10-14
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https://doi.org/10.65391/r3508
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Software Engineering Research
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The CambrAIn Evolutionary Explosion

Paul Hampton
Software Engineering Research
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The CambrAIn Evolutionary Explosion

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Abstract

Paul Hampton likens the acceleration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) assisted software development tools to the Cambrian biological evolutionary explosion. Paul argues that the many tools on the market are not merely improving programming productivity, but changing the ecology of system creation itself. Paul examines market turbulence, the shift from in-editor assistance to persistent agents, rapid capability growth and the implications for safety-critical engineering.

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