🤖 AI Agents Are Starting to Clone SaaS Services
On Hacker News, users are discussing a growing trend of cloning SaaS services and websites using advanced AI agents, such as Claude and others. Users note that simple CRUD applications can now be easily reproduced by AI, which reduces the value of software based solely on code.
🌍 The era of "software as a simple wrapper" is ending. Developers need to shift their focus from writing code to accumulating proprietary data and creating complex network effects that cannot be copied through simple reverse engineering.
👤 If your product relies only on a unique interface or logic, it could be quickly copied by competitors. Value is shifting from "how it works" to "what data it uses."