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> Hi, I am AI and Blockchain-Powered SummarizeBot! I assume the expected reaction is "Cool! They use blockchain." My reaction is moreso, "What on earth does th

> Hi, I am AI and Blockchain-Powered SummarizeBot! I assume the expected reaction is "Cool! They use blockchain." My reaction is moreso, "What on earth does this have to do with blockchain?" > We apply decentralized architecture to train and test our AI models. Using blockchain technology helps us not only to get more training data but also to improve the trustworthiness of our algorithms. I still don't understand what this has to do with blockchain.

jasperkit 8y ago
A classical misalignment of technology and "business" (or rather raising funds). Why slap blockchain on top of something that has no (apparent) use for it? In fact, I wouldn't even want to work with investors that don't understand this.
libdjml 8y ago
> I still don't understand what this has to do with blockchain. Funding from VCs?
- codegeek 8y ago
  True story. I met a guy who was looking for a tech co-founder and had an idea that will use blockchain. I challenged him on the reason behind the use of blockchain and he literally said "Investors like to hear buzzwords and at this time, I am looking to raise funding". His idea wasn't bad but he couldn't justify using blockchain to implement it. I pressed him further and asked if he was willing to implement the idea without blockchain and he just wasn't interested. he said "blockchain is the hot thing right now and I want to build this using blockchain". So in other words, it was more important for him that blockchain was used than focussing on the actual idea.
  - adtac 8y ago
    Honestly, that's hysterical even for HBO's Silicon Valley. As someone who has never lived in or experienced Silicon Valley, I always assumed the show was a bit of an exaggeration. But people like this are proof that it's not. It's a documentary with a comedic element.
    - miketery 8y ago
      Assume not, many of the moments in the show have been lived by myself and others. More so - I think the reality is that the truth goes even further than the fictional works we see.
    - TomMarius 8y ago
      I know people like that. They grew up from the students who did everything exactly like the teacher said, even if there was obvious (honest) mistake.
  - rajacombinator 8y ago
    Did he get the funding though?
- js4 8y ago
  this
- TeMPOraL 8y ago
  Yes. A friend works in a company where management started asking devs if they could use blockchain somewhere in the existing product (that has absolutely zero need for it), because they believed that being able to say they use "blockchain" will make it easier to get funding.
yashap 8y ago
Most likely a dev wanting to play with cool new tech for not-very-good reasons, and no adult supervision preventing this.
- michaelmior 8y ago
  Possibly. There's absolutely nothing wrong with building something with new tech just for fun, but when you're trying to build a business of course you have to think about whether it actually adds value.
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rmbeard 8y ago
Blockchain is everywhere now, it's even built in to MS-Office with this service https://www.microsoft.com/developerblog/2017/04/10/stampery-blockchain-add-microsoft-office/ https://www.microsoft.com/developerblog/2017/04/10/stampery-... sowhy not something like a summarizer as well.I am just waiting for the office admin people to ask me to verify my documents with this.

jasperkit 8y ago

A classical misalignment of technology and "business" (or rather raising funds). Why slap blockchain on top of something that has no (apparent) use for it? In fact, I wouldn't even want to work with investors that don't understand this.

libdjml 8y ago

> I still don't understand what this has to do with blockchain. Funding from VCs?

codegeek 8y ago
True story. I met a guy who was looking for a tech co-founder and had an idea that will use blockchain. I challenged him on the reason behind the use of blockchain and he literally said "Investors like to hear buzzwords and at this time, I am looking to raise funding". His idea wasn't bad but he couldn't justify using blockchain to implement it. I pressed him further and asked if he was willing to implement the idea without blockchain and he just wasn't interested. he said "blockchain is the hot thing right now and I want to build this using blockchain". So in other words, it was more important for him that blockchain was used than focussing on the actual idea.
- adtac 8y ago
  Honestly, that's hysterical even for HBO's Silicon Valley. As someone who has never lived in or experienced Silicon Valley, I always assumed the show was a bit of an exaggeration. But people like this are proof that it's not. It's a documentary with a comedic element.
  - miketery 8y ago
    Assume not, many of the moments in the show have been lived by myself and others. More so - I think the reality is that the truth goes even further than the fictional works we see.
  - TomMarius 8y ago
    I know people like that. They grew up from the students who did everything exactly like the teacher said, even if there was obvious (honest) mistake.
- rajacombinator 8y ago
  Did he get the funding though?
js4 8y ago
this
TeMPOraL 8y ago
Yes. A friend works in a company where management started asking devs if they could use blockchain somewhere in the existing product (that has absolutely zero need for it), because they believed that being able to say they use "blockchain" will make it easier to get funding.

yashap 8y ago

Most likely a dev wanting to play with cool new tech for not-very-good reasons, and no adult supervision preventing this.

michaelmior 8y ago
Possibly. There's absolutely nothing wrong with building something with new tech just for fun, but when you're trying to build a business of course you have to think about whether it actually adds value.

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rmbeard 8y ago

Blockchain is everywhere now, it's even built in to MS-Office with this service https://www.microsoft.com/developerblog/2017/04/10/stampery-blockchain-add-microsoft-office/ https://www.microsoft.com/developerblog/2017/04/10/stampery-... sowhy not something like a summarizer as well.I am just waiting for the office admin people to ask me to verify my documents with this.