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AI CAN CODE, BUT IT CAN'T BUILD SOFTWARE

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An increase in requests for technical cofounders suggests a gap in what AI can currently accomplish. While AI is great at coding specific, isolated tasks, it struggles with the complexities of building and maintaining production-ready software. Software engineering is different from mere coding, as it involves integration, expansion, and long-term maintainability, which AI currently doesn't have.