This sentence accurately captures two significant paradigm shifts in the technology industry and reveals the underlying logic of the current AI wave.

Phase One: Software Devours the World

This refers to the digitization of processes. Over the past twenty years, software has greatly enhanced efficiency and reshaped industries by coding offline business processes (such as shopping, socializing, and travel). At its core is determinism, meaning the code precisely executes human instructions.

Phase Two: Artificial Intelligence Devours Software

Now, AI is devouring the software itself. Functions that previously required human-written code can now be automatically generated by AI through models trained on massive amounts of data. This marks a shift from deterministic execution to probabilistic generation:

· Technical Level: The software UI is being replaced by conversational interfaces, with core logic shifting from 'If-Then' rules to weight inference based on neural networks.

· Development Level: Software development is shifting from manual coding to natural language prompts and AI-assisted programming.

· Product Level: Every SaaS (Software as a Service) product may embed an AI 'agent' capable of working in place of humans.

Final Metaphor: Intelligent Software Consumption

When AI consumes software, software becomes ubiquitous and free (logic free, compute charged), while the true value lies in the intelligent decisions provided by AI. Ultimately, software will become the shell through which AI executes intelligence, and the world will not only be consumed by software but will also be reshaped by intelligence.