Burning Tokens, Shipping Less: The New Economics of AI Software Delivery

A conversation on why more AI doesn't always mean more output and what to do about it. AI promised to 10x engineering teams. So why are so many teams spending more on inference and shipping slower than ever? We're gathering builders, operators, and product leaders to cut through the hype and talk honestly about the unit economics of AI-powered software delivery — and how a new model, the software factory , is changing the calculus entirely. Featuring a live walkthrough of Forge ( softwareforge.ai ) a platform built around the idea that the future of software isn't a single AI assistant, it's a coordinated, cost-aware factory of agents that produces working software end-to-end. What we'll cover Why token spend and output quality often move in opposite directions The software factory model:…