Build-time AI vs Run-time AI

I was at a ThoughtWorks “The Future of Software Engineering” event in Switzerland some weeks ago. What a braintrust. Lots of conversations about AI generally, agentic AI in particular and harness engineering. Here’s a distinction I’ve been mulling for a while and keep reaching for in conversations about AI systems in the enterprise: build-time AI versus run-time AI . One is artifact-oriented, the…