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WXLCKNO ◴[] No.44380250[source]
The tiniest step towards a future where AI eats all apps.

No persistent storage and other limitations make it just a toy for now but we can imagine how people will just create their own Todo apps, gym logging apps and whatever other simple thing.

no external API access currently but when that's available or app users can communicate with other app users, some virality is possible for people who make the best tiny apps.

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sharemywin ◴[] No.44381441[source]
I've used the interface in chatgpt to click on a button and talk back and forth with an AI and I could see this being pretty good interface for alot of "apps"

weather, todo list, shopping list, research tasks, email someone, summarize email, get latest customized news, RSS feed summary, track health stats, etc.

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1. SonomaSays ◴[] No.44381510[source]
You could have a hybrid business model:

Build a thing that does a complex thing elegantly (Some Deep Research Task) that is non trivial for others to setup, but many people want it.

Charge a direct access in a traditional sense [$5 per project] -- but then have the Customer link their API to the execution cost - so they basically are paying for:

"Go here and pay HN $5 to output this TASK, charge my API to get_it_done" This could be a seriously powerful tool for the Digital Consulting Services industry.

(I mean that is what its model for)

So this begs the question, will Anthropic be building in a payments mechanism for such to happen?