The Monetization Dilemma of AI Skills: Open Source or Sell Courses
yangyi · x · 2026-08-02
The author discussed the commercialization dilemma facing AI Skills. He pointed out that if a skill cannot be encrypted on the backend, it seems extremely difficult to build any further business models beyond open-sourcing it or packaging it into educational courses.
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