alt Hacker NewsI predict that the commercial market for a lot of software will evaporate as people find that getting AI to whip up a custom solution that fits their unique problem space like a glove is actually cheaper and simpler than trying to make COTS software do the job. We're not quite here yet, but maybe in a few years.
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BikiniPrince • last Wednesday at 12:04 PM
Yes/no. Regardless of the code complexity reduction there is still architecture, planning and implementation. Could someone come by and clone my work afterwards? Absolutely. Will they retain customers with only a little understanding of the product or model? Questionable.
15155 • last Wednesday at 1:59 PM
You aren't just buying software, you're offloading liability of continued support and functionality.
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> I predict that the commercial market for a lot of software will evaporate
Counterpoint: Windows, Oracle DB, etc. have had free/cheaper alternatives for decades and still thrived.