Labs treat the app layer as a token sink, and their product feedback loop is broken
ivory_tang · x · 2026-09-22
ivorytang argues that AI labs see the application layer as just another way to drive token consumption. Beyond consumer apps and coding, labs lack the constant iteration loop between product, deployment, and customer feedback — a loop that is effectively broken in every other domain.
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