Buying software means paying for a team that decides how it improves — can agents replace it?
andreisavu · x · 2026-10-21
Developer Andrei Savu reflects on AI's impact on software business models: when you buy software, you're also paying for a team that keeps deciding how it should improve. You give feedback but don't specify every change.
AI makes software cheaper to build, and maintenance may become increasingly automated — but can an agent keep improving software without you becoming its full-time product manager?
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