Every new model release invites the same question: what can we build now? The more useful question is what remains valuable when the next model is twice as fast.
The commodity moment
Capabilities that once felt magical are becoming table stakes. This is good news for builders, but it changes where the work lives.
Build the system around the model
The durable layer is the one that understands a customer, a workflow, and a consequence. That means retrieval, evaluation, controls, and a product surface that respects attention.
Durability comes from context
The best products accumulate useful context without making people do more setup. They become better because they are used.
