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So where are all the AI apps?

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Re: So where are all the AI apps?

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Post by superkuh »

On my local computer used only by me because now I don't need a corporation to make them for me. In the past decades I'd make maybe one or two full blown applications for myself per 10 years. In the past year "I" (read: a corporate AI and I) have made dozens to scratch many itches I've had for a very long time.

It's a great change for a human person. I'm not pretending I'm making something other people would buy nor do I want to. That's the point.

Re: So where are all the AI apps?

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Post by darth_aardvark »

alex1sa wrote: post #2

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So many execs and marketing people seem to think customers explicitly "want AI".

Most people do not want AI! Only a tiny segment of Middle Managers Looking To Leverage New Technology are actually excited by AI branding.

But, lots of people want software that does magically useful things, and LLMs can do that! Just...don't brand it as AI.

It's like branding a new computer with more processing power as "Jam Packed with Silicon and Capacitors!" instead of, "It starts up really fast!". Nobody needs to know implementation details if the thing is actually useful.

Re: So where are all the AI apps?

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Post by ElFitz »

alex1sa wrote: post #2

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This. So much. Nobody cares whether it’s AI or goblins under the hood. Just like nobody cares about how smartphones or the internet work. The only thing that matters to the majority of user is what it does for (or to) them.

Apple’s marketing was (is?) textbook this.

Also, I’d bet most people building with LLMs don’t care, or even know about, PyPI.

Re: So where are all the AI apps?

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Post by ramesh31 »

No one needs another SaaS. Games are the real killer app for AI. Hear me out.

I've wanted to make video games forever. It's fun, and scratches an itch that no other kind of programming does. But making a game is a mountain of work that is almost completely unassailable for an individual in their free time. The sheer volume of assets to be created stops anything from ever being more than a silly little demo. Now, with Gemini 3.1, I can build an asset pipeline that generates an entire game's worth of graphics in minutes, and actually be able to build a game. And the assets are good. With the right prompting and pipeline, Gemini can now easily generate extremely high quality 2d assets with consistent art direction and perfect prompt adherence. It's not about asking AI to make a game for you, it's about enabling an individual to finally be able to realize their vision without having to resort to generic premade asset libraries.

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