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CZM Rewind: The Case Against Generative AI (Part 3)

December 31, 2025·27 min·5-min readsolotechnology
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The generative AI industry is built on unsustainable economics, with nearly every company losing money due to uncontrolled infrastructure costs, while failing to deliver on promises of replacing human software engineers or achieving meaningful enterprise adoption. Despite massive investme

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