  As AI continues to advance and impact every phase of the software development
lifecycle (SDLC), a need for a new way of building software will emerge. By
analyzing the factors that influence the current state of the SDLC and how
those will change with AI we propose a new model of development. This white
paper proposes the emergence of a fully AI-native SDLC, where AI is integrated
seamlessly into every phase of development, from planning to deployment. We
introduce the V-Bounce model, an adaptation of the traditional V-model that
incorporates AI from end to end. The V-Bounce model leverages AI to
dramatically reduce time spent in implementation phases, shifting emphasis
towards requirements gathering, architecture design, and continuous validation.
This model redefines the role of humans from primary implementers to primarily
validators and verifiers with AI acting as an implementation engine.
