I keep reading about how AI has reshaped pricing. Now everything is shaped by output. I feel this has always been the case. We were paying for the outcome.
Outcome-based pricing will make product usage more costly and more focused. A customer will know, bare-handed, what they need from the software. This is best for the customer as well as software usage.
We are entering a new phase of automation where humans and machines will collaborate, making life better. The only side effect will be faster depletion of non-renewable resources.
As humans, we have survived and thrived against all odds; I am sure we will have some solution for depleting natural resources too.