Re:Ask HN: As non-technical person, how can I tell if AI com...
by pedalpete on Saturday September 10, 2022 @08:22PM
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Focus on the business, not the technology.
First off, anybody can say AI. Anybody can build AI. Consider the AI statement about as valuable as "cloud based". If not today, in the very near future, AI will be everywhere.
Now that you've removed the reliance on valuing the AI, what do you think of the company? Do they have an innovative approach to the market? Good business model? Is it something you think the world needs?
If they are just saying "we're the next big AI company", then you'd need to understand why they think they are, and how they are going to market that. What is the market they are going for.
We've got a bunch of AI, but we don't even mention it in our deck. Sure, it's a big part of what makes our product work, but our customers aren't buying AI, they're buying the benefits of the product.
First off, anybody can say AI. Anybody can build AI. Consider the AI statement about as valuable as "cloud based". If not today, in the very near future, AI will be everywhere.
Now that you've removed the reliance on valuing the AI, what do you think of the company? Do they have an innovative approach to the market? Good business model? Is it something you think the world needs?
If they are just saying "we're the next big AI company", then you'd need to understand why they think they are, and how they are going to market that. What is the market they are going for.
We've got a bunch of AI, but we don't even mention it in our deck. Sure, it's a big part of what makes our product work, but our customers aren't buying AI, they're buying the benefits of the product.
Ignore the buzzwords and focus on the benefits.