andrew chen warns many products are fake AI with sparkle buttons and chat panes, while Kyle Gawley says the AI industry depends on software engineers as the only real paying customers.
how to tell the difference between AI-native products versus when AI is bolted on after the fact...
main AI feature is an AI button with sparkle icons
chat pane where you can ask LLM questions
software engineers are the only people actually paying for AI
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