"software is _unfortunately_ becoming more and more "disposable"[0], in the same way other products are"

Software has been the most disposable object in our lives since you could push a new build over the web. Builds change overnight, new versions every month with small updates. You have it backwards. Software has very little to no regulation compared to physical products and requires little to no effort to change. It has been disposable for decades at this point.

The change is large numbers of developers feel they are becoming disposable.

We will see if that is actually true if any of the AI companies can actually monetize their government cash infusions.

> Builds change overnight, new versions every month with small updates.

Small updates are in no way throwing away the entire thing. A monthly update is not a start-from-scratch redevelopment. The old version was not disposed of in the way you are trying to imply.