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AI's impact on fixed-price contracts sparks freelancer debate

A freelancer expressed skepticism about the premise of a drastic, sustainable increase in productivity due to AI, noting that companies have been operating under similar assumptions for some time. The freelancer also questioned the feasibility of such productivity gains within the framework of German contract law, highlighting the inflexibility and high risk associated with fixed-price contracts, particularly in an era where AI could rapidly generate content. AI

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IMPACT Raises questions about the practical and legal implications of AI-driven productivity claims for freelancers and businesses.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains opinion and commentary from a freelancer regarding the impact of AI on productivity and contract law, rather than a factual announcement or release.

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    I also don’t agree that the basis of the argument is correct (sustainable, drastic increase of productivity in general). But that doesn't mean that companies op

    I also don’t agree that the basis of the argument is correct (sustainable, drastic increase of productivity in general). But that doesn't mean that companies operate under this assumption for a while. In any case, this gave me something to think about… 3/x # freelancer # ai

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    My initial reaction was that I'm not convinced that this is going to happen. At least in German law (§§ 631 ff. BGB), fixed-price contracts are extremely inflex

    My initial reaction was that I'm not convinced that this is going to happen. At least in German law (§§ 631 ff. BGB), fixed-price contracts are extremely inflexible, carry strict liability for defects (irrespective of fault even!) and therefore is typically very expensive (risk p…