The InfoQ Podcast 2025 Key Trends: AI Workflows, Architectural Complexity, Sociotechnical Systems & Platform Products
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Jan 6, 2026 In a lively end-of-year panel, experts reflect on AI's influence on software delivery and the rising significance of sociotechnical systems. They tackle the complexities of architecture, discussing how AI can both amplify tensions and enhance team dynamics. The conversation also dives into the emergence of agentic AI and model innovations. Ethical concerns, cloud outages, and the necessity of trust in team structures paint a vivid picture of the current tech landscape. Predictions are made about open source and the future of AI, promising an exciting 2026 ahead.
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Sustainability Reappears Through AI Concerns
- Thomas originally predicted architects would focus on sustainability and sees it returning via AI concerns.
- Customers now ask vendors how they manage environmental and ethical impacts of AI.
Architects Manage Socio-Technical Complexity
- Architects must manage complexity across people and systems to avoid cognitive overload.
- Break systems into human-understandable pieces so AI doesn't hide how things work.
Stop Measuring Success By LOC
- Avoid treating lines of code as a success metric; AI will create more code and complexity.
- Measure value and maintain small separations of concern to prevent monolithic outputs from AI.
