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> The reason is simple once you see it, but it took me months to figure out. When each task takes less time, you don't do fewer tasks. You do more tasks. > AI
by idopmstuff 8mo ago
> The reason is simple once you see it, but it took me months to figure out. When each task takes less time, you don't do fewer tasks. You do more tasks.
> AI reduces the cost of production but increases the cost of coordination, review, and decision-making. And those costs fall entirely on the human.
The combination of these two facts is why I'm so glad I quit my job a couple of years ago and started my own business. I'm a one-man show and having so much fun using AI as I run things.
Long term, it definitely feels like AI is going to drive company sizes down and lead to a greater prevalence of SMBs, since they get all the benefits with few of the downsides.
- xnx 8mo agoThe overhead of having even a second employee is huge. Being a one person shop is a huge efficiency gain.