AI has quietly shifted from a differentiator to a default expectation. Product roadmaps now arrive with “AI-powered” stamped on nearly every feature, whether it makes sense or not. Teams rarely ask if AI is the right tool; they ask how fast it can be added. That mindset feels strategic on the surface, but it carries a hidden engineering tax that compounds over time.
Sadly, it’s the dev teams that absorb this cost first. Infrastructure expands, complexity multiplies, and reliability expectations spike. What looks like innovation in a…

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