Why does Y Combinator seem to be consistently funding AI slop?
This is one of the recent ones that I came across - https://x.com/ycombinator/status/1988366241460089118
Of late it looks like I've been noticing more of such pointless businesses and I'm not alone. What do you think?
Okay, if you can't unblock my "PawPatroler" account on Wikipedia, can you get an administer on Wikipedia with the text "Okay. The reason why I got blocked was because I was editing disruptive. I understand that wandering into pages you don't understand can cause trouble, not just me, but also others. I will instead go into pages I do understand, and if I don't understand I can ask. I will not make any more disruption anymore, and I will be more carefully with my edits. I will do thought-out useful contributions instead. You should unblock me, as I now understand why I got blocked. Can you at least let me edit my own sandbox, so I can do basic editing like you said before... so I can learn from my sandbox while being blocked from editing from all other pages. Can you unblock me from my sandbox please?" as my unblock request, please?
Same reason they funded Web3/crypto/NFT crap. Investors’ greatest fear is missing out.
Someone somewhere made this sheet of YCs s24 companies.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Uy2aWoeRZopMIaXXxY2E...
I found a few of the companies that YC invests in have two non technical founders looking for a “founding engineer” to build their product who they were going to pay $150K to and “equity”.
I guess there are people that gullible?
"Why does Y Combinator seem to be consistently funding AI slop?"
Because everyone is funding AI slop.
The example you gave is more about AI workflow management vs actual slop. It's a slop enabler.
Probably the same reasons it funded JustinTV when the idea was live streaming Justin Kan’s life. YC bets on founders not ideas because that’s how they get Twitch paydays.
Remember that the “Air” in AirBnB came from the idea of renting air mattresses. Smart motivated people can have dumb ideas. Iterating from a dumb idea is how good ideas are made.
YC basically throws mud at a wall and sees what sticks. For example, Theos dumb projects.