Tailscale author predicts billion AI programmers

The author argues that AI will soon enable roughly a billion non-traditional programmers to build custom software for immediate needs, bypassing traditional app stores and subscription models. However, this shift highlights deep-seated infrastructural complexities like networking, sandboxing, and cloud lock-in. The author contends that the emerging AI stack must be built on open, replaceable interfaces rather than centralized, vertically integrated platforms to ensure true sovereignty and competition. Open article →