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Published by martinfowler.com (Exploring Gen AI series, incl. Böckeler) (T1 source). The original is at https://martinfowler.com/rachels-ramblings/citizens-agents-experts.html.

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Rachel Laycock, Thoughtworks CTO, argues that AI-enabled weekend app building by non-developers is not the same as enterprise software engineering. She proposes a three-role model — citizens build, agents execute, experts govern — to address the gap between prototyping and production systems.

Sets out a clean role-splitting frame for AI-era delivery; useful for stress-testing who owns what when agents take on execution.

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