arXiv: The Semi-Executable Stack — Agentic Software Engineering as the New Operating System of Society

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Keynote write-up from Agentic Engineering 2026 workshop in Rio (2604.15468, April 16) argues AI-based systems driven by LLMs and tool-using harnesses are expanding software engineering's scope beyond code generation into planning, testing, deployment, and maintenance. Frames the agentic stack as a new execution layer — not replacing programmers but changing what 'programming' means. Relevant framing for anyone building or managing agentic systems.