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I have to ask, is it normal to join a startup that claims AI powers their main product, and then join the company only to realize they aren't using anything rem

by sage76 4y ago

I have to ask, is it normal to join a startup that claims AI powers their main product, and then join the company only to realize they aren't using anything remotely resembling AI? Like expecting CNNs and vision algorithms, and finding out they are using off the shelf OCR software? So their core product itself is bought off the shelf?

naijaboiler 4y ago
not uncommon
ludicity 4y ago
One of the first jobs I was offered was for a startup in SEA, which I didn't mention in the article. It was an AI powered trading platform, and they revealed in the interview that they were going to launch without AI and just do all the trades manually. A few friends have seen similar, but less well-funded, ventures do similar things. So yes, absolutely common.
dogleash 4y ago
Yes. It is conventional wisdom to assume that all startups are lying though their teeth. Claims about what they've accomplished are understood to be what they hope to achieve eventually.