# The cost of intelligence will never be this cheap again, the failure of intensive specs, and how bots disguise inefficient workflows

An episode of [Dev Interrupted](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1537003676), 29 May 2026, 39 min.

Audio: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1422892/episodes/19258103-the-cost-of-intelligence-will-never-be-this-cheap-again-the-failure-of-intensive-specs-and-how-bots-disguise-inefficient-workflows.mp3

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