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The Cost of Cheap Code
This is part of The New Cost of Everything, a five-part series on what AI is actually changing. Post 1 has the foundational framework. I subscribe to a newsletter called The Rundown AI. It covers major AI announcements — new models, product launches, capability updates — five days a week. On a typical Tuesday: Zuckerberg’s…
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Measure Once, Cut Twice?
This is part of The New Cost of Everything, a five-part series on what AI is actually changing — and what it isn’t. Each post stands alone. The argument compounds if you read all five. Start at Post 1 for the foundational framework. Three paths companies are taking with AI and headcount — and why…
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The Hurdle Rate Has Dropped
This is part of The New Cost of Everything, a five-part series on what AI is actually changing and what it isn’t. Each post stands alone but the argument compounds (like interest) if you read all five. Start at Post 1 if you want the foundational framework. Putting my old CPA hat on, there’s a…
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Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Greenfield: The Three Tiers of AI Value
This is part of The New Cost of Everything, a five-part series on what AI is actually changing — and what it isn’t. 1 I spend a lot of time reading about and talking to people about AI. Most of those conversations follow the same arc. Someone describes a tool they’ve started using. They tell…
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Proficient CS Ops Begins With Clear Ownership Responsibilities
Fresh eyes: help to see things anew. Sometimes when we are so close to something, we cannot see it for what it is. Or we get so into the details that we can miss what’s important: what does CS Ops actually do and what are their responsibilities? We can’t see the forest from the tr—I…
Jeff Beaumont 