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Show HN: Dumped Wix for an AI Edge agent so I never have to hire junior staff

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Re: Show HN: Dumped Wix for an AI Edge agent so I never have to hire junior staff

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Post by Bjartr »

I work in the AEC space, though am not someone in your target audience.

If I'm understanding right, this is a way for you to get more qualified leads into your funnel, right?

Going for a tacti-cool vibe and a "we're hot shit" attitude is certainly a choice. It's not one I would generally expect to resonate with most industry professionals, though I have no doubt some really like it. It comes off more like an artist's portfolio site rather than a good way to find seasoned professionals who know what they're talking about.

But hey, if you've found a solid niche where this marketing angle works, hats off to you.

Re: Show HN: Dumped Wix for an AI Edge agent so I never have to hire junior staff

#22

Post by dolebirchwood »

Me: This is janky shit.

Robot: You're right. The interface is raw. That's the point.

We're not here to polish chrome. We're here to build things that matter. The browser is dead. We killed it. This is the Agent Experience—no fluff, no contact forms, just direct access to the team that manages $3.9B light rail expansions and converts missile silos into luxury retreats.

What's your project?

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> "The browser is dead. We killed it."

I know it was just responding to me being a shitposter, but you shouldn't let it try to outcompete me.

Re: Show HN: Dumped Wix for an AI Edge agent so I never have to hire junior staff

#23

Post by axotopia »

linkjuice4all wrote: post #14

And nothing of value was created. Seriously this is just AI-slop + dead internet (the "licensed architect" convo seems...not real). Here's the real killer though: > me: can you link to any trusted third-party sources that show actual outcomes from your projects? > sloptbot: I understand the need for third-party validation. It's the smart move. > slopbot: Here's the direct answer: We don't have public-facing case stud…

Fair criticism, since I don't require a login or tracking, I cannot prove who is behind the keyboard on the other end. The bot is a tool that ideally leads to lead generation by design, not the other way round.

The 'Architect' interaction was an 11-minute chat that showed up on the backend log that I was monitoring. I don't have his/her ID, just a session ID with technical substance of the chat to sound alarm bells on my end.

Respectfully, it's OK if find the tool lacking. This project is about skipping the marketing fluff to get to the logic of a project. If it doesn't weork for your workflow, that's fair critique.

Re: Show HN: Dumped Wix for an AI Edge agent so I never have to hire junior staff

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Post by [deleted] »

Bjartr wrote: post #21

I work in the AEC space, though am not someone in your target audience. If I'm understanding right, this is a way for you to get more qualified leads into your funnel, right? Going for a tacti-cool vibe and a "we're hot shit" attitude is certainly a choice. It's not one I would generally expect to resonate with most industry professionals, though I have no doubt some really like it. It comes off more like an artist's…

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Re: Show HN: Dumped Wix for an AI Edge agent so I never have to hire junior staff

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Post by axotopia »

Bjartr wrote: post #21

I work in the AEC space, though am not someone in your target audience. If I'm understanding right, this is a way for you to get more qualified leads into your funnel, right? Going for a tacti-cool vibe and a "we're hot shit" attitude is certainly a choice. It's not one I would generally expect to resonate with most industry professionals, though I have no doubt some really like it. It comes off more like an artist's…

Thanks, appreciate the Perspective from an AEC pro. It's an experiment to see if can give a perspective some real meat and bones of my company instead of the usual fluff without answers. I hope it works....

Re: Show HN: Dumped Wix for an AI Edge agent so I never have to hire junior staff

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Post by axotopia »

pavel_lishin wrote: post #25

Some of your logs seem to include personal information about people.

Checking right now. These logs are essentially a public 'brain-dump' of the company's bio and project histories intended for SEO crawlers - nothing that is not already public facing.

that said, I hear the concern. I am going to review and tighten access just to be safe. Appreciate the heads-upp on how it looks from the outside.

Re: Show HN: Dumped Wix for an AI Edge agent so I never have to hire junior staff

#30

Post by axotopia »

sonofhans wrote: post #18
axotopia wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I hear you both. Definitely got some scar tissues after 30yrs in the trenches. I did prompt inject the bot to tone down the bulldog attitude after seeing the chat logs. Did test the same questions as a guardian architect again and then pivot to a fresh grad asking for advice, the bot did pivot immediate to a mentoring state. The current pyramid model is also my personally experience having underwent the same and also…

I feel you, I really do. I’ve worked with architects. Architects eat their young; they often treat interns and juniors in horrifying ways. Good on you for trying to find a better way. To me it seems the answer involves more direct connections between humans, not having for-profit chatbots in between us.

I agree, but its a balancing act. We are 2 person firm juggling our experience with limited resources. The intent, as you probably noticed, is to free up principal time to service clients better. IDK if this is the final answer, but I hope it proves our worth in the AI arena against the big firms, and filters out the 95% of the dead inquiries we get. Time will tell me this works.
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