IMO nothing wrong with it. Just misleading to call yourself an AI company when you actually make a CRUD app. I think if these companies were honest about what they’re doing nobody would be upset. There’s an obvious deliberate attempt to give an impression of technical complexity/competence that isn’t there.
I assume it works because the ecosystem is, as you say, so new. Non-technical observers have trouble distinguishing between LLM companies and CRUD companies
I don’t have a problem with a company calling themselves an AI company if they use OpenAI behind the scenes.
The thing that annoys me is when clearly non-AI companies try to brand themselves as AI: like how Long Island Iced Tea tried to brand themselves as a blockchain company or WeWork tried to brand themselves as a tech company.
If we’re complaining about AI startups not building their own in house LLMs, that really just seems like people who are not in the arena criticizing those who are.
I assume it works because the ecosystem is, as you say, so new. Non-technical observers have trouble distinguishing between LLM companies and CRUD companies