The New Build vs Buy: AI, Self-Sufficiency, and Digital Craftsmanship
Build versus buy when twenty dollars in tokens makes a custom tool. Cincy AI Week, throwaway software, blacksmithing and digital self-sufficiency.
Fresh from Cincy AI Week, Sean and I take on the build-versus-buy decision now that twenty dollars in tokens can produce a custom tool. Corporate-sponsored AI events versus grassroots meetups like Cincy AI for Humans. Blacksmithing as a model for digital self-sufficiency. The grant management platform I built for a nonprofit board as throwaway software.
We also cover vendor lock-in with AI providers, the "try the premium drug for free" pricing pattern, Claude's new Fable model, and the environmental cost of all this. Sean's woodworking and my iron forge make an appearance.
Listen to episode 7 on bloodsweatandtokens.xyz, or watch it on YouTube.
About Taylor MacDonald
Taylor’s career started in Lexington, KY designing and developing big-name collegiate athletic sites like ukathletics.com and texassports.com. Later, while working at Creative Department in Cincinnati, he pushed his analytical side, working on brands like Tide, Macy’s and LexisNexis.
Taylor joined the Ample partnership in 2014 and in his role as our Chief Technology Officer has pushed our company and clients to the next level. As chief JAMstack evangelist, Taylor has a passion for simple, battle-tested architectural solutions that drive down costs and increase confidence for our clients.
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