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Bot Sitting, The 80/20 Tax
Why off-the-shelf feels great and then betrays you.
How it works
- 1You get the first 80% fast, which is exactly enough to pull you in.
- 2The last 20%, the part that actually matters, costs enormous effort.
- 3You're effectively onboarding a new employee, verbally, every single session.
- 4The context dies with the chat, can't be reused, and can't be shared with your team.
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