Software Engineering 3.0 Era

Apr 25, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

Can Large Language Models Truly Understand Requirements?

The article examines whether LLMs can genuinely grasp software requirements, refutes the “stochastic parrot” critique with emergent‑ability research, presents blind‑chess and circuit‑tracing experiments, and showcases GPT‑5.5 engineering case studies that demonstrate deep logical and conceptual comprehension.