The speaker predicts that people will eventually build systems downward from a high-level goal, but says this approach currently produces substantial slop and should not be used yet.

“But I think a lot of people will eventually start building down. Like, you start from the top level, like, "What is my goal?" And then you figure out the systems. Um, that currently creates a ton of slop, and you should not do that.”

“But someday you will.”