Can This Elephant Dance? IBM Bob and the Future of AI-First Software Development

In less than a decade, generative AI has completely reshaped software development. We are now entering, what I call, the era of Software 4.0, where orchestrated agents are changing how software systems are conceived, built, and maintained. In this talk, I will share the origin and evolution of IBM Bob, our AI-first platform for enterprise-scale software development. I will show how Bob helps organizations apply AI across the full software lifecycle in real-world enterprise settings.