This article hits very close to what I have come up with myself and its good to see others thinking the same lines.

  Core modules: Coded by myself, AI reviews and AI to discover/learn.
  Stuff I don't care about Craft: API layer, CLI layer, Smoke tests, Integ tests - Dial AI heavy, and lighter human reviews accordingly

Obviously takes a lot of patience and very easy to sin, but on good days, its doable.