Concept · Building with AI
Dark factory
Also called: dark factories, lights-out factory, lights out factory
Part of a product where agents write and ship code that no person ever reviews. The name borrows from factories that run with the lights off because no workers are inside. It only makes sense where automated checks are strong and mistakes are cheap.
For example: A team lets agents maintain its internal sample-data scripts without review but keeps human review on anything that touches customer payments.
Connects to 5
- Software factory Concept
- Human review Concept
- Automated check Concept
- Vibe coding Concept
- AFK Concept