Re:Astra for Coding: Why Are We Doing This Again?
by datsci_est_2015 on Friday September 11, 2026 @08:43AM
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This is a very insightful dynamic.
Probably reinforces that we’ve already surpassed the frontier threshold for LLM usability in software development and can now focus on cost and personalization. To make a comparison, no one is making a better machine vision app for hot dog classification - we hit diminishing returns 10 years ago on that front.
But also scary for both investors and the working class: AI companies want to facilitate the concentration of capital even further into the hands of the ownership class. Will they succeed?
Probably reinforces that we’ve already surpassed the frontier threshold for LLM usability in software development and can now focus on cost and personalization. To make a comparison, no one is making a better machine vision app for hot dog classification - we hit diminishing returns 10 years ago on that front.
But also scary for both investors and the working class: AI companies want to facilitate the concentration of capital even further into the hands of the ownership class. Will they succeed?