# AI Revenue Is Catching Up to Hype, but Short-Term Optimization Creates Fragile Systems

DevFeed: [AI Revenue Is Catching Up to Hype, but Short-Term Optimization Creates Fragile Systems](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-dodo-digest-the-ai-bubble-isn-t-what-you-think-10172.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://dodopayments.com/blogs/newsletter-may6/>)

Author: Rishabh Goel

Published: 2026-05-06T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Dodo Payments Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dodo-payments-blog.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Optimization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/optimization.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/systems.md>), [Claude Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/claude-code.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [claude-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/claude-code.md>), [newsletter](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/newsletter.md>), [optimization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/optimization.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/systems.md>)

## AI overview

This opinion newsletter argues that AI adoption, revenue, and productivity gains are growing rapidly while products are becoming commoditized faster. It warns that short-term optimization and premature workforce restructuring can create fragile systems, and argues for building AI into stable systems rather than treating it only as a replacement for people.

## Source excerpt

AI feels like a bubble, but revenue is finally catching up to the hype. The real risk isn't AI - it's how companies choose to use it. We break down why short-term optimization creates fragile systems, and what we've shipped to help builders work with AI inside real systems.