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Ask HN: Why are there so many AI software engineer companies?

2 pointsby camjw6 months ago
The latest one I saw is called lovable.dev (I think they used to be called gptengineer) but it just looks totally the same as all the competitors so I don&#x27;t really get it. There was so much hype when Devin raised, whatever a bajillion dollars, but all the products suck?<p>Why are VCs still pouring money into this?

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GianFabien6 months ago
It&#x27;s all <i>deja vu</i> ... back in pre-2000 it was web stores, e.g. pets.com, then more recently it was block-chain this and that. Now it&#x27;s ML&#x2F;DL&#x2F;AI.<p>The VC playbook is simple, gamble with other people&#x27;s money, hoping that 1 in 20 bets pays 100x in order to pay off the 19 losers and collect their fees. With <i>carry</i> they just can&#x27;t lose. It&#x27;s either <i>win</i> or <i>win BIG</i>.<p>In spite of all their posturing, VCs can&#x27;t accurately predict the future either.
sabbaticaldev6 months ago
because it looks like a market without a leader yet