Product Manager Role Value Is Misunderstood in the Age of AI
A discussion about whether the product manager role becomes more or less valuable as AI accelerates software development. The post is a career/opinion discussion triggered by a VC's claim that PMs will be obsolete. No concrete software-solvable problem is articulated.
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