If you’re building things with AI (LLMs and inference), you have to realize that this is simply a new, or more modern, form of outsourcing.

It’s about figuring out what needs to be done, breaking it down into workflows, writing up instructions, and then having somebody else take care of that.

So in essence, it’s just outsourcing, and the same problems that traditionally apply to outsourcing also apply here.

You have the classic problems: dependency, responsibility for the work, potential IP theft, and the need to keep on top of your providers.