Steven Bartlett with Daniel Priestley
If software becomes cheap to create, what remains worth paying for? Physical trades, trusted communities, and real-world gatherings underpin this argument for small businesses in the AI era.
The plummeting cost of software development will create a boom in small, profitable lifestyle businesses serving niche communities.
Blue-collar trades will likely rise in value as AI primarily replaces repetitive and white-collar digital tasks.
Heavy overinvestment in short-lived AI infrastructure could contribute to a significant financial crisis by the end of the decade.