mchannon

Am considering a YC application for my hardware startup. I notice they're all-in on AI.

My startup centers on mitigating the predictably irrational nature of human beings (you're going to love it!) with some shit-simple intelligence.

The level of intelligence of most AI meets or exceeds that of a human or several humans, at least at certain tasks. Mine is more on the level of a dog, or perhaps even an ant. It's still intelligence, it's still artificial, but it has as much in common with what YC usually backs as humans do with ants.

My question is, should I spin this as an AI play if it's an artificial simple intelligence?

I’m about to Show HN my hardware startup, but plan on raising a small amount of financing in the short term (4 or 5 figures). VC’s aren’t my favorite people and the size of my ask is beneath their time. Have gotten a bit of money from a few friends and family, but getting more to invest has been out of reach. Raiding my home equity has proven impossible due to low credit score.

I looked at pump.fun and was fascinated to discover that there’s an ocean of unconventional investors who, if there’s an antimatter analog to due diligence, practice it. The act of bundling one unit of my consumer hardware product with a user in possession certain minimum quantity of my offering’s coins might make the offering itself stand out relative to the recycled copypasta that dominates.

Just curious as to what technical elements I need to consider before I attempt such a launch. Am thinking of a preannounced plan to rug my coin’s holders at a preannounced time.

Thanks in advance.