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Re:Don't Build AI Products the Way Everyone Else Is Doing It by goalieca on Friday November 10, 2023 @06:15PM (#38225862)
> run. For instance, if you are building an app that uses OpenAI to book hotels and flights by chatting with a bot, chances are someday either ChatGPT or something by Microsoft or Google will do that and make your puny little business totally obsolete.

How many times have we been down the path of “travel website making it easy to find the best deal and book your flight”. I don’t see how AI will do it any differently and how AI won’t inevitably run into all the same constraints.

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Re:Don't Build AI Products the Way Everyone Else Is Doing It by bobsmooth on Friday November 10, 2023 @10:07PM (#38227288)
I can see the utility in being able to tell a chat bot "Get me tickets to somewhere warm sometime in October" and having it trim down the options by asking me questions. Obviously you wont get the best deal, but I can see the convenience.
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Re:Don't Build AI Products the Way Everyone Else Is Doing It by goalieca on Saturday November 11, 2023 @07:48AM (#38229876)
Travel sites already have categories and they often have "escape" plans and everything.
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Re:Don't Build AI Products the Way Everyone Else Is Doing It by QkPrsMizkYvt on Sunday November 12, 2023 @11:33AM (#38241642)
This conversation sums up why HN would never ship a successful product.
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Re:Don't Build AI Products the Way Everyone Else Is Doing It by ravenstine on Saturday November 11, 2023 @10:00AM (#38230842)
The example I pulled out of my ass is imperfect, but it's not like the point of my comment was to make a pitch.
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