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The "AI API" is the dream application. Just imagine: you get to implement (and even discover) cutting-edge prediction algorithms, make them scale, and expose th

by rw 16y ago

The "AI API" is the dream application. Just imagine: you get to implement (and even discover) cutting-edge prediction algorithms, make them scale, and expose them via your protocol-of-choice. No frontends to write, no Joe Luser to support, just beautiful math and hardcore infrastructure engineering. There are reasons this hasn't been done before. I don't think it's a viable startup idea. Think about the capital you would need to even get something like this off the ground. Doing the AI API 'right' would require a supercomputer, if you take it far enough. A guy can dream though. Maybe doing high-frequency trading would get you most of the way there. IMHO, go for the niche: elsewhere in this thread Directed Edge was mentioned, and they are a good example of a business tackling a well-defined problem with exciting tools and techniques.

izendejas 16y ago
interesting. i actually envisioned a simple web interface that anyone, including joe luser, could use. the idea was to empower anyone to be more data driven, from the individual business owner in africa, to the small and medium business owners everywhere. i did recently run into directed edge. there's also data applied (their ui is too complex though). by implementing a web app that anyone could use (mobile or not), i also envisioned a sort of community/market place where people could post their data and do simple stuff and/or have experts try to tackle it for a service fee. and whatever algorithms came out of that would be made available for future data that has similar features. i recently came across a similar site. can't remember the name. anyway, i know this is not necessarily a viable startup idea. and if it is, it's ultimately all about execution. i'm still dreaming though and was psyched google launched their predict api.

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The "AI API" is the dream application. Just imagine: you get to implement (and even discover) cutting-edge prediction algorithms, make them scale, and expose th

by rw 16y ago

izendejas 16y ago
interesting. i actually envisioned a simple web interface that anyone, including joe luser, could use. the idea was to empower anyone to be more data driven, from the individual business owner in africa, to the small and medium business owners everywhere. i did recently run into directed edge. there's also data applied (their ui is too complex though). by implementing a web app that anyone could use (mobile or not), i also envisioned a sort of community/market place where people could post their data and do simple stuff and/or have experts try to tackle it for a service fee. and whatever algorithms came out of that would be made available for future data that has similar features. i recently came across a similar site. can't remember the name. anyway, i know this is not necessarily a viable startup idea. and if it is, it's ultimately all about execution. i'm still dreaming though and was psyched google launched their predict api.