The Promethean Rental Trap: Why API-First is Strategic Serfdom
The Promethean Rental Trap Why Building Business Logic on Rented API Intelligence is a Fast-Track to Strategic Serfdom Executive Brief: The current rush to integrate Foundation Model APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google) into core business processes creates a dangerous illusion of competence. This article argues that relying on “Rented Intelligence” constitutes a critical strategic failure point, … Read more