What the iPhone did to hardware, AI will do to software.

We used to have a million different physical products and devices to meet our needs for communication, getting news, listening to music, taking photos, etc.

Then, BOOM, it all collapses into the consumer hardware singularity of the iPhone.

And software becomes the complement that it makes sense for entrepreneurs to build their businesses around.

Every time @OpenAI releases new capabilities, there's a meme about "1,000 startups just died," and I think that's just going to accelerate in the years ahead.

The full scope of the internet is going to start to be traversed by more and more ai agents.

It’ll be like using Zapier Ai, but with no limits of an API endpoint.

After all, the human is the most generalist API, and general intelligence is the emergence of digital agents which can do anything a human can (better, faster, without fatigue, and with super high potentiality for coordination)

The “acceptable” amount of automation will become more of an important metric.

In a gold rush to automate all possible tasks online that can bring someone money, selling anti-bot software is important and may be something we get in to.

Of course, mainstream tech will be optimized to make sure automation which is on the side of spam isn't possible, so there’s room in the market of building automation systems which is why we have our Workplete team.

Looking deeper at if foundation models (and AI lab products) absorb most software like the iPhone did to consumer cameras, trad media, etc, then what should entrepreneurs build their businesses around?

As we see what works in the market, we’ll not only be able to innovate the fastest and develop from our better understanding of the market, but our storytelling builds compound interest to all new ventures.

Youtube is yet to see a true leader, someone with answers to the worlds greatest systemic problems, a form of influencer that the other influencers look up to not just because of their clout, but their wisdom and capability to execute.

I strive to be that.

I recognize that leaders must be somewhat controversial in this age of social media, an effective jerk works really well.

Having a strong personality is a great way to push forward, also key character traits.

I’m happy to try purple hair, silver hair, and tattoos to add an edge to my viral potential.

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-Jack Jay