What moats can AI tools have when open-source clones features overnight?
sujingshen · x · 2026-10-29
Responding to a question about what moats AI companies can build beyond models, sujingshen argues features get cloned within a day; only two things resist migration — data users can't bear to move, and workflows embedded in daily routines. Unused memory stores and pretty orchestration graphs don't count as moats.
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