I just think this is the nature of all software, and it was wrong to assume AI fundamentally changes it.

Seems like you're also under the impression that privately developed software should be immaculate if the company is worth enough billions, but you'd be wrong about that too.

I mean, that’s probably part of it. Many times when I have gotten a glimpse under the hood of load-bearing parts of the economy / technology i have been shocked by the mess that i see. Xkcd #2347 is somewhat applicable here. But the trend towards vibe coding is making the cracks in the surface bigger. Like, think why do we even have access to Claude’s source code?