Quincy

co-founder of 4some

[Quincy @quincy_ix]

@alisaqqt this is really cool!!

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@xingsthatmatter @plotpartyai hahaha love thiss i need to try plotparty out

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@Khushiimehtaa5 @ProjectEurope_ congratss khushii

[Quincy @quincy_ix]

a few things need to happen culturally before AI agents have their mainstream moment:

1. these “college friends” need to stop feeling like AI is taking over their jobs. I mean atm they’re so tired with AI being shoved down their throats in every product lol

2. we need to make the interfaces fun and more interactive. “chat-first” is cool but sometimes people want to see some weird icons to click, screens to explore and play with

3. we need more use cases that aren’t work-related but fun/social-related. common folks dgaf about what’s in their inboxes unless it’s amazon delivery updates. Or if they have an agent to automatically schedule sth in their calendar. Funny enough, they’d prefer to do it in a physical one. Even if we figure out, monetisation will require experiments.

Those who understand culture will drive mass adoption & really excited for the future!

[Josh Miller @joshm]

Hot take… isn’t it kinda crazy that nobody is really using AI Agents? I don’t mean software engineers or AI early adopters. I mean “college friends talking about it in group chat,” the feeling you got when everyone started using Instagram or TikTok.

These frontier AI models are *insane* (as are the harnesses & tool calls & the like). And every large tech co has an AI agents platform, not to mention all the YC startups doing vertical agents. Yet all of your friends and family outside of tech — who spend all day staring at their iPhones and get paid to work in browser tabs — don’t really care or find themselves using any AI agents yet.

Yes ChatGPT, Claude, etc. are extremely popular… but if you look at the engagement data the vast majority of people are still using these aI chat tools like a glorified Google + Grammarly. That’s why the AGI labs are all pushing desktop apps for Codex, Cowork, etc. so hard to non-technical ppl. And yes exceptions for lawyers and customer service but even those have some asterisks and exceptions to rule.

Look I’m not saying the ChatGPT moment for AI Agents is not coming… it most definitely is! Remember we pivoted from Arc to Dia precisely because we believe computing is going to be radically reimagined around these AI primitives. No doubt. But that’s my point: it’s just so surprising it hasn’t happened yet because all of the tech you’d need is there.

Again if you stop for a second and think about it… for all the press and money and hype and models and crazy ARR numbers… this “AI Agent” moment does not *feel* like the other breakthrough tech moments we’ve lived through (e.g. think the shift to Stories via Snapchat & Instagram, or shift to on-demand via Uber/Airbnb/Doordash).

Which is a long way of saying: if you can figure out the answer to “why” most people don’t care about AI agents yet (and have no enduring interest in using them) — especially since the models and harnesses are here and ready — the answer to that question will allow you to capture a lot of marketshare and make a lot of money in 2027.

Theoretically, the tech is ready for AI Agents to totally transform how we work and live our lives… but alas the general public dgaf… that’s the generational puzzle to solve for the next 12 months for anyone not working on the models themselves.

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@Khushiimehtaa5 congratss

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@grx_xce @Intelligence_ai @IndexVentures @conviction @A_StarVC congrats, that’s insane with the team of 10!! epic launch video 👏

[viet @vietdle]

non-academic vietnamese immigrants are low key the most savage entrepreneurial group out there

pho/banh-mi/sushi/thai/italian restaurants, nail salons, import-export hustle, etc - there is nothing they won't turn into $$$

[Quincy @quincy_ix]

@vietdle 100% - and they be making that generational wealth with real estate too 😂

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@jeremysoojk this means Baymax gonna become real soon? :)

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@jacobkieser @speedrun @ycombinator @EmbrasureAI @victorsunderlan congratss

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@alexeyguzey now that’s a 🐐

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@banu__guler congratss Banu, such an inspiring story!

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@istgishaaaan @heywavelength @boardyai @textbackdoor building one at 4some 🙂‍↕️

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@bonatsos waiting for your “thrilled to be in Berlin…” post 🌝

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@dvyasng lol tell me about it

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Most people recognize that AI companions aren't a replacement for meaningful connection.

9 new studies: When the same compassion comes from a human rather than a chatbot, people feel more supported.

AI can mimic empathy, but it can't care. Long live human interaction.

[Quincy @quincy_ix]

@andrewdsouza @boardyai @boardyai still waiting for my recap 🌚

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@fifibouacida i’ll help u