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points by petterroea 4 days ago | 0 comments

That's not really how it works, because in all your examples there is a pretty reasonable amount of work being put in that you are paying for.

Many AI projects are just a few prompts away, and very little labor intensive - you are mostly just delegating.

A much more accurate example would be "Why would I pay your son to mow my grass when i can get mine to do it"

[–] andybak 4 days ago

So do it. Everything AI assisted I've made has involved a ton of work. The only difference AI has made is that I've increased the level of my ambition and avoided a ton of things that were previously blockers.

[–] erfgh 3 days ago

I think whether it requires a lot of work is not the most important factor. The important factor is how easy it is to replace it. If it was made with AI I expect it to be easily copiable with AI. Therefore it doesn't make much sense to spend a lot, if any, money on it.

[–] FeepingCreature 3 days ago

There is no problem and no contradiction between your views.

If you want it, and you think it's easy to replace, try to reproduce it with AI.

If you find that it is harder than you thought, then go back and pay for the original.

[–] cman1444 3 days ago

It is surely much easier to replace a potato than to recreate this. Yet we still pay for potatoes.

[–] slopinthebag 3 days ago

no it's not. for one, potatoes take months to grow. secondly, they require land that many of us don't have.

generating an ai image of a potato is a better comparison.

[–] cman1444 3 days ago

Yes it is. I can go to the grocery store and buy one in 10 minutes from where I am now. And it would cost me very little to do so.

That's the analogous equivalent of spending the tokens to use AI to make this project.

The analogous equivalent of growing a potato yourself over months would be creating this website without AI.

[–] dewey 4 days ago

> Many AI projects are just a few prompts away

"Just a few prompts" is the new "can do that in a weekend". In reality it still takes a while to build everything, think about what features you want to have and how to prioritize them, how to build a good UX / UI, set up payment providers etc.

[–] hansonkd 3 days ago

Not saying you are wrong, but I just wanted to share that if you build the software for yourself, a lot of requirements just vanish. like you dont need payment providers or support multiple users, etc.

[–] gambiting 3 days ago

Well, then do it! If it's so simple and so offensive to you that you might actually copy this project and publish it for free, then PLEASE do it - I'll happily download your copy for free. Just make sure you fit it within an hour.