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Perfect code, zero ROI: How do you fix "conceptual bugs"?

A Hacker News post highlights the risk of 'conceptual bugs' in outsourced AI development, where building the wrong product yields zero return on investment despite perfect code. The post questions how to align remote developers with business goals to avoid such failures.

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