[tmikaeld]

Marketing was a problem with apps even before AI, which, with today’s slopforests makes it even harder for consumers to see any of your trees even if they wanted to.

[bandrami]

Right but if we're going to a small-batch bespoke development model then "marketing" more or less disappears because why would I pay someone to talk to an LLM when I can also talk to an LLM? The money goes from the end user to the lab in this model.

[bandrami]

I should expand that: the money goes from the end user to the lab and only in the cases where the marginal utility of the small app exceeds the cost.

[jambalaya8]

What happens then, though? Is it good to have tens or hundreds of thousands of potentially angry marketing managers roaming around that were developed out of careers?

[bandrami]

IDK, get Springsteen to record an aid concert for them?

[jambalaya8]

I think you misconstrued my reply. I wasn't talking about that aspect.

[davidgl]

100 points for the term Slopforest :-)