I watched "Apocalypse Now" yesterday, what a epic movie. Jed McKenna has a theory that this film is about the filmmaker who took his first step. This podcast discusses this concept as well, worth listening to if you're curious about what the movie is about.
Onwards.
ChatGPT wrappers, as they are commonly referred to, will always be a part of the landscape. A segment within the tech community might say, "You can do this with ChatGPT," but the general person approaches technology differently. They experience a problem, find a solution that works, and use it. Their focus is on practicality, not the underlying mechanics. They adopt these tools out of necessity, not out of curiosity.
Critics of ChatGPT wrappers often fall into a category that overcomplicates things. They live in the middle of the bell curve.
In my interactions with mainstream businesses, I've realized many people still don’t know anything about AI - it's only been a year! - and its potential. For instance, while having a conversation with the CEO of a trucking company, I discovered he had never used ChatGPT. This highlights a huge potential for transformation in businesses as they begin to integrate AI, even minimally, to address their challenges.
Everything will change; the writing is on the wall. A good example of guys building the future is Jordan Singer. Check out this demo; it's freaking awesome. With makereal.tldraw.com, we will simply sketch out ideas, and the feature will come to life. How will this not impact our current software landscape?
Another example comes from the Basecamp guys, with their new venture once.com, where they don't really, or only, believe in SaaS business, because the landscape has changed. Shopify is paying millions for Slack, which is kinda insane. They are now building a competitor that you only have to pay for once.
It becomes easier to build software; therefore, it will be cheaper. Software might even build itself, on the fly, just to solve your problem.
Fluid software.