Towards Enabling An Artificial Self-Construction Software Life-cycle via Autopoietic Architectures
Daniel Rodriguez-Cardenas, David Nader Palacio, Denys Poshyvanyk
TLDR
This paper proposes a new Software Development Life-Cycle paradigm for self-constructing software using autopoietic architectures and foundation models.
Key contributions
- Proposes a fundamental shift in SDLC towards self-constructing software inspired by Artificial Life.
- Introduces Autopoietic Architectures, specifically Psi-Arch, as a foundational framework for self-construction.
- Analyzes limitations of traditional software maintenance and identifies gaps in current SDLC automation.
- Outlines core challenges for integrating foundation models and establishing novel architectural paradigms.
Why it matters
This paper introduces a visionary concept for autonomous software, leveraging foundation models to enable self-evolution and maintenance. It aims to spark research into a new software engineering paradigm where systems can construct and adapt themselves.
Original Abstract
Software engineering research has focused on automating maintenance and evolution processes to reduce costs and improve reliability. The emergence of foundation models (FMs) with strong code understanding and reasoning abilities offers new opportunities for autonomous software behavior. Inspired by Artificial Life (ALife), we propose a fundamental shift in the Software Development Life-Cycle (SDLC) by introducing self-construction mechanisms that enable software to evolve and maintain autonomously. This position paper explores the potential of Autopoietic Architectures, specifically Psi-Arch, as a foundational framework for self-constructing software. We first analyze the limitations of traditional maintenance approaches and identify gaps in current SDLC automation. Subsequently, we outline the core challenges in achieving self-construction, including the integration of foundation-model-based reasoning units and the establishment of novel architectural paradigms. Although this paper does not present a definitive solution, it seeks to catalyze discourse and inspire research toward a new paradigm in software engineering, one in which self-constructing software represents the next frontier in SDLC automation.
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