Man with zero coding skills builds AI that haggles with hotels

[frauenfelder]

Originally published at: Man with zero coding skills builds AI that haggles with hotels - Boing Boing

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[euansmith]

“While Google and other giant-sized organizations have created similar systems, it’s remarkable that this kind of power is now in the hands of individuals, especially those without tech expertise…”

… and access to AI created by people with tech expertise, and possibly working for Google and other giant-sized organizations.

[knappa]

@frauenfelder

Linas Lekavicius, who says he has almost zero coding experience

I was going to say that maybe he says he has zero coding experience… but it seems that this actually is an application of someone’s product: Bland AI Developer Portal

[Telcontar]

Just think what he could have achieved if he didn’t use PHP…

[LordInsidious]

This is why AI is a threat, can do a lot of coding with local models thereby cutting big tech out. Interesting to see if he posted the code anywhere.

[dculberson]

Ugh those poor front desk employees

[gtmac]

If the dubious claim of almost zero coding experience is true, who fixes the system when it breaks?

[awfulhorrid]

@gtmac

If the dubious claim of almost zero coding experience is true

I want to know who has “almost zero coding experience” and then uses terms like “My stack” when referring to a build.

[Doctor_Faustus]

Leon Musk

[awfulhorrid]

Fair. So someone who takes credit for other people’s work. Which reading the comments above may apply here anyway!

[Bfarnn]

And small business owners, and the downstream ecosystem of hospitality workers living off ever slimmer margins - and basically anyone else who wants to live in a world where they don’t get taken advantage of by some shirtless motherfucker who doesn’t even have the scruples to screw them over in person.