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AI hasn't eliminated product development trade-offs, just hidden costs

Artificial intelligence has not eliminated the fundamental trade-offs in product development, but rather shifted the costs to less visible areas such as long-term maintenance and coherence. This means that claims of rapid development with AI may overlook the hidden expenses that will eventually impact product maintainability. AI

IMPACT Highlights that AI's efficiency gains may lead to hidden long-term costs in product maintenance and coherence.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece discussing the impact of AI on product development trade-offs.

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AI hasn't eliminated product development trade-offs, just hidden costs

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · uxbrad ·

    Good, fast, cheap. AI did not remove the tradeoff, it just moved the cost somewhere harder to see. Usually that is coherence, and usually the person who pays is

    Good, fast, cheap. AI did not remove the tradeoff, it just moved the cost somewhere harder to see. Usually that is coherence, and usually the person who pays is whoever has to maintain the product later. Worth a read before your next "we can ship this in a day" conversation. http…