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sysid blog · Mar 21, 2026

Cheap Code, Expensive Confusion

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AI has made it absurdly easy to generate software-like artifacts. But, that is not the same as generating value. Daily we are flooded with shallow POCs, demos and agent integrations that solve little, but create the appearance of innovation. The barrier to producing something that looks like software has collapsed. The barrier to sound judgment not. In fact, judgment matters more than ever because…

AI has made it absurdly easy to generate software-like artifacts. But, that is not the same as generating value.

Daily we are flooded with shallow POCs, demos and agent integrations that solve little, but create the appearance of innovation. The barrier to producing something that looks like software has collapsed. The barrier to sound judgment not. In fact, judgment matters more than ever because the lever becomes more powerful by the day.

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