Dopamine: An AI platform for designing human behavior

Re:Dopamine: An AI platform for designing human behavior by RAB1138 on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @01:03AM (#15650201)

Contrarian, not evil, is more of the motto. You don't get anyone to listen if you just talk about an AI SaaS platform for long-term habit formation. It comes off as wonkish. Trust me, we tried ;)

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Re:Dopamine: An AI platform for designing human behavior by dontreact on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @06:53AM (#15651516)

Well first of all thank you for your reply and actually getting involved in the thread.

I have to say, I'm not convinced.

Yes of course if you say that your product is similar to a what a drug dealer would offer, then people are going to get interested because of the potential for returns on their money. You're just confirming my suspicion that branding things this way was in order to help get investment. I don't see how you are being contrarian. What is the popular opinion you are rejecting? That addiction is scary/harmful/a terrible thing to inflict on others?

You're in a tricky position now as I personally don't see how you can reverse course on presenting the company this way (after thinking about it for a couple of minutes :) )... but I hope you can figure it out!

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Re:Dopamine: An AI platform for designing human behavior by tdaltonc on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @10:13AM (#15653173)

I think that the thing we're contrarian on is "using software to design peoples behavior is bad," or "Dopamine (the molecule) is first and foremost about Addiction."

Dopamine is about learning, and learning only matter because it changes us. The same brain mechanisms and technologies that make facebook captivating and can be used to make fitness, a good diet, and spending time with people who love you engaging too. When we're done building this tech-stack, it will be possible for people to learn themselves in to whoever they want to be.

Disclaimer - I'm the CEO of Dopamine

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Re:Dopamine: An AI platform for designing human behavior by Grangar on Thursday November 09, 2017 @04:15AM (#15660972)

So what would ensure you keep using that tech for good? What if no clients turn up and you still need to produce value for your investors?

In other words, how would you go about solving the 'just trust us' problem others in this thread have described better?

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Re:Dopamine: An AI platform for designing human behavior by alexasmyths on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @11:41AM (#15654076)

I don't know if 'Contrarian' is exactly the word - but yes - the company name 'Dopamine' is definitely a smarty-pants branding strategy to get hype.

Startups are dead -> they're all rock bands now.

VC's are record labels.

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