Glossary

Accretive Software

AI platforms that automatically absorb model improvements as margin expansion rather than competing with AI advances. Unlike traditional software that fights obsolescence with each model update, accretive platforms treat AI models as interchangeable components—swapping Mistral's 47 B-parameter quality at 13B costs, routing queries to optimal models in real-time, and converting every efficiency breakthrough into customer value or profit margin. These platforms represent infrastructure for the AI age: they don't build picks and shovels, they build picks that sharpen themselves.

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