If AI solved software, where are the effects? None of the expected market signals show up
Left-Employee-3658 · reddit · 2026-10-09
A Reddit poster challenges the "software engineering is solved" narrative: if true, we should see falling software prices (plus a Jevons-paradox supply boom), vendors pocketing lower production costs, or more features at the same price. None is observable yet — highlighting the gap between AI productivity claims and actual market outcomes.
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