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A core challenge in AI product development is the three-way dilemma, often referred to as a "trilemma". It involves balancing:
Speed to market
Unit economics (cost efficiency)
User trust and product scalability
The speaker pointed out that most organizations succeed in achieving only two of these three criteria simultaneously. For example, they might develop a high-performance AI system rapidly and cost-effectively but at the expense of user trust or scalability. Alternatively, focusing solely on trust and scale often delays deployment and inflates costs.
Challenges in Scaling AI: Cost, Infrastructure, and Complexity
Using an apartment analogy, the speaker illustrated the trade-offs:
- Building the perfect apartment (product)