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AI IS A BUSINESS MODEL STRESS TEST

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AI is a business model stress test. Tailwind Labs was recently tested as it laid off 75% of its engineering team because AI models reduced traffic to its documentation, reducing sales. AI commoditizes anything "specifiable," such as documentation or pre-built components, by directly generating answers without referring users to original sources.