Debate: Is Taste Still a Moat Against LLMs?

Julian Lehr argues taste is a moving target and a status game that loses value once easily replicated, pushing back on claims that taste is a boundary LLMs can never cross. Others call taste only a temporary moat as AI lets anyone build products.

2026-10-14 ~ 2026-10-15 · 4 related posts

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