There are now projects like Specula that, using LLMs, enable us to derive specifications from the implementation, and somewhat paradoxically, use those specifications to find bugs in the implementation. https://muratbuffalo.blogspot.com/2026/08/specula-scaling-fo...

Secondly, I think the open partial specs, composable specs would help address the problems with monolithic specs that Dodd's cites. https://muratbuffalo.blogspot.com/2026/08/composition-and-mo...