As CTO of ROUTE06, I contributed an article to the Tech Blog.

🔗 AI活用とプロダクト開発の民主化、その現在地 - ROUTE06 Tech Blog

Article Overview

This article summarizes ROUTE06’s AI-driven development practices from 2024 to 2025, and our outlook for 2026.

Key Achievements in 2024-2025

• Acsim: Requirements definition AI platform. Enables completion in “最短1日” (“as little as one day”) instead of the conventional months-long process
• Liam ERD: Open-source ER diagram auto-generation tool. Achieved over 4,600 GitHub stars
• Giselle: No-code AI app builder. Achieved #2 daily and #3 weekly on Product Hunt
• Established strategic partnerships with Vercel and Supabase

2026 Outlook

We are planning two new products: an AI design platform and an AI-first DevOps automation platform.

What Will Be Required of Engineers

In the article, I wrote about three qualities that will be required of engineers going forward:

1. Having business acumen in addition to technical skills
2. Pursuing specialized expertise that AI cannot replace
3. Taking accountability in decision-making

Personal Reflections

To be honest, in the first half of 2025, I had anxiety thinking “自分もAI失業するのでは？” (“Will I also lose my job to AI?”). However, through reviewing AI-generated code, I realized that production-level engineering still requires human expertise, and I regained my confidence.

Additionally, in 2025 I experienced retinal detachment in both eyes. I keenly felt that in the AI era, physical and mental health are truly important.

That’s all from the Gemba regarding my contribution about AI utilization and the democratization of product development.

Reference Information

• AI活用とプロダクト開発の民主化、その現在地 - ROUTE06 Tech Blog
• Acsim - Requirements Definition AI Platform
• Giselle - AI App Builder
• Liam ERD