Software Engineering Principles Apply to Artificial Intelligence Systems

An artificial intelligence system is primarily a system that intensively uses various software. At the same time, the presence of machine learning libraries and ready-made open solutions sometimes gives the impression that it is very easy to implement software systems with artificial intelligence support. However, the development of viable and reliable artificial intelligence systems that are deployed in the field and can expand and develop over many years requires both serious planning and the constant allocation of significant costly resources. On the other hand, the threshold for entering this industry increases significantly, because, in addition to the highly qualified team members, the cost of the final solution and the resources that you need for AI will also rapidly increase. We believe that the principles of software engineering are applicable to artificial intelligence. In this paper, we consider various practices in the field of software development and related disciplines, which, we believe, should be used in the construction of artificial intelligence systems.