RESEARCH / 2026
AI-assisted development without outsourcing the vision
AI becomes a serious production multiplier only when the human owner controls the brief, repository, evidence and final quality bar.
Human ownership
Positioning, visual language, prioritization and final acceptance stay with the creator. The system is judged on the shipped result, not the prompt transcript.
Specialized copilots
Gemini supports strategic exploration, Claude and Codex handle deep engineering passes, and Cursor accelerates repository-level implementation. Each output is reviewed in context.
Evidence over mythology
Build logs, public repositories, analytics context and live URLs make the workflow auditable. AI claims without shipped evidence are avoided.