Exceptional articulation of the structural shift happening beneath surface-level org charts. Your point about PMs transitioning from people coordinators to systems owners captures the fundamental redefinition of the role. The breakdown of functional layers being absorbed into the AI stack is precise, particularly the QA example showing 3-5x reduction in manual effort. What stands out is your observation that average PMs no longer have places to hide behind busywork and documentation, which means the bar for core product judgment rises significantly. The workflow collapse pattern you describe at Stripe and Meta isn't being discussed widely enough in PM circles.One nuance worth adding: the governance layer you mention becomes even more critical when agents start making decisions in high-stakes domains like finance or healthcare, where silent falures can create regulatory exposure.
thanks for taking the time to write this. it means a lot when someone actually sees the deeper shift. i’ve been watching this change hit teams from the inside and it’s wild how fast the pm role is being rewritten. the whole thing about hiding behind busywork is something i’ve felt in my own work too, so calling that out landed hard.
the governance layer point you added is spot on. once agents start touching anything high stakes, the game then becomes all about trust, especially in the domains you mentioned. i’m planning to write more on that soon.
Exceptional articulation of the structural shift happening beneath surface-level org charts. Your point about PMs transitioning from people coordinators to systems owners captures the fundamental redefinition of the role. The breakdown of functional layers being absorbed into the AI stack is precise, particularly the QA example showing 3-5x reduction in manual effort. What stands out is your observation that average PMs no longer have places to hide behind busywork and documentation, which means the bar for core product judgment rises significantly. The workflow collapse pattern you describe at Stripe and Meta isn't being discussed widely enough in PM circles.One nuance worth adding: the governance layer you mention becomes even more critical when agents start making decisions in high-stakes domains like finance or healthcare, where silent falures can create regulatory exposure.
thanks for taking the time to write this. it means a lot when someone actually sees the deeper shift. i’ve been watching this change hit teams from the inside and it’s wild how fast the pm role is being rewritten. the whole thing about hiding behind busywork is something i’ve felt in my own work too, so calling that out landed hard.
the governance layer point you added is spot on. once agents start touching anything high stakes, the game then becomes all about trust, especially in the domains you mentioned. i’m planning to write more on that soon.
keep reading. i’ll keep digging into this.