AI Experts We are seeing a massive push across the software industry right now. Senior developers are rebranding themselves as "AI experts," newer engineers are learning to code with an LLM by their side, and enterprises are eagerly buying up AI licenses, convinced they are purchasing pure engineering velocity. The reality on the ground looks very different. Enterprises are quietly losing control of their codebases. The 5-Iteration Trap The problem usually starts with a simple task. The developer prompts AI to fix or update an existing application. At first, they take the time to read through the generated code, inspect the syntax, and understand how it works. Then the iterations begin: Iteration 1: The business asks for a change. Instead of modifying the logic manually, the developer asks the AI to rewrite the block of code. Iteration 2: A new edge case crops up. Another prompt is thrown at the model to patch the issue. Iteration 3: Another feature request comes in, fol...