I’ve said this for years: Use the VC-funded monthly quota AI to build tools and applications for yourself or small groups. Don’t use a cloud AI itself as the engine of your application.

Even if AI goes away tomorrow, the tools will still exist.

> We have maybe 5 years of freedom before the walls close in around us, so take advantage of the Wild West while you can.

I suspect you're right BUT still maintain a bit of optimism. We miiiight end up in a future where most hardware comes with an OK-ish app/interface and some sort of LLM-Friendly technical documentation so if you don't like $aspect of the device, you're free to roll your own after indemnifying the manufacturer via something like an eFuse.

or maybe I really am naive :(

We still have amazing freedom on the web like we never did before. They have been trying to stop online piracy for 30 years and have no succeeded at all.

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