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The AI built his replacement for a costly service and saved tens of thousands a year

Wired up a replacement for needed functionality with AI over a couple of weeks, avoiding tens of thousands of dollars in recurring yearly costs.

How it works

  1. He wires up a replacement for needed functionality with AI over a couple of weeks
  2. Avoiding tens of thousands of dollars in recurring yearly costs

Why it’s worth knowing

Build-versus-buy flipped the day the build took two weeks.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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