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Re: by supriyo-biswas on Friday January 16, 2026 @03:39AM (#46644374)
The uncomfortable truth is that the marginal cost of producing software (if one doesn't care too much about quality or predictability) has now become near zero with AI; and therefore we will see many companies products being challenged in this way. Of course, Anthropic will have a leg up in terms of subsidized models provided along with a subscription, etc.
Re: by rhubarbtree on Friday January 16, 2026 @08:51AM (#46646324)
> the marginal cost of producing software (if one doesn't care too much about quality or predictability) has now become near zero with AI;

Hell of a caveat. I'd also add "complex functionality" to that list.