In the past months I’ve often had to look for AI professionals for different companies, and I kept running into the same problem: “AI expert” today means everything and nothing. It feels a bit like the early Internet era, when there was the one “computer guy” who did literally everything.

Companies say they need an “AI person,” but most of the time they don’t really know which role they’re actually looking for. And candidates have very different skill sets but all get labeled the same way. I think that in the next few years the AI job market will explode and roles will fragment a lot (LLM engineer, MLOps, AI product, applied researcher, etc.), just like web professions did 15–20 years ago.

My idea is to build a dedicated portal only for AI professionals: verified profiles, structured skills, projects, tools used, open-source contributions, optional salary range. No feed, no social, no noise. Just talent → companies.

Companies could search with real filters (skills, stack, experience, salary range) and directly contact profiles with job offers or project proposals — even “bidding up” if they really want someone.

The long-term goal is to create an ecosystem where AI experts can receive offers from multiple companies, compare them, and move toward roles that are more stimulating or better paid.

The MVP would be extremely simple: profile → search → contact. No fancy AI features, no unnecessary stuff.

My questions for you: Do you think this makes sense? Is this a real problem from your perspective too? What am I missing or underestimating?

Any feedback (technical, market, or product) is very appreciated.