A complementary-goods framing for AI has been on my mind.
I like "things that are just barriers to the direct work" as a definition for technical debt.
How does the homelessness that comes from funding cuts fit with this?
Please consider framing your project in your mind as a hobby.
It’s valuable to the degree that you enjoy it. Learning and other external values don’t have to apply here.
Just the fun of doing it can be enough.