rakyll: No Moat Up, Down, or in the Middle of the AI Stack
rakyll · x · 2026-11-02
Engineer rakyll offers a one-line take on the AI industry: "No moat higher up in the stack, no moat lower, no moat in the middle" — a blunt assessment echoing the view that AI capabilities and applications are rapidly commoditized.
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