The primary bottleneck in software delivery is no longer writing code (thanks to AI-assisted development) but rather post-commit infrastructure operations, which are traditionally built for human interaction rather than machine autonomy. It positions Crossplane and Kubernetes-native control planes as the necessary solution, advocating for "API-first infrastructure."

https://www.cncf.io/blog/2026/03/20/crossplane-and-ai-the-case-for-api-first-infrastructure/