Surprising and not at the same time, thanks for doing the AI overlord's work!
Where would you look to increase the value add of generative AI? I see apps pitching themselves as "AI for X" category, but really it's using AI to replace specific steps in a workflow often at a first pass level. So the value is how much time it saves and how usable is that first pass. Tailored full-site copywriting via a single prompt and conversational edits is a big win, but still might only account for 20% of the full website "category" being solved or assisted by AI. Images and colors even less given easy alternatives exist.
Would be curious if you've seen applications that successfully evolved past the "helpful intern" role where you're not left still doing the majority of the work.
That's an interesting conclusion! Having toyed around with a bunch of these, I feel they do a decent job of spitting out a cookie-cutter site with fixed elements (like you said) so might perhaps be okay for e.g. a one-page portfolio site for someone who doesn't want to spend much time customizing it. (Then again, one could argue that dedicated portfolio showcase sites are better suited for that purpose.)
And agree: I think once existing players find a way to integrate AI in an intuitive way, it'll be massive. By the way, the crew behind Wordpress also just announced a built-in AI assistant for content creation: https://jetpack.com/ai/
So far, it just helps you write within the Wordpress editor. But I can absolutely see Wordpress incorporating some form of AI-assisted site creation and theme/plugin selection/customization in the future.
Surprising and not at the same time, thanks for doing the AI overlord's work!
Where would you look to increase the value add of generative AI? I see apps pitching themselves as "AI for X" category, but really it's using AI to replace specific steps in a workflow often at a first pass level. So the value is how much time it saves and how usable is that first pass. Tailored full-site copywriting via a single prompt and conversational edits is a big win, but still might only account for 20% of the full website "category" being solved or assisted by AI. Images and colors even less given easy alternatives exist.
Would be curious if you've seen applications that successfully evolved past the "helpful intern" role where you're not left still doing the majority of the work.
That's an interesting conclusion! Having toyed around with a bunch of these, I feel they do a decent job of spitting out a cookie-cutter site with fixed elements (like you said) so might perhaps be okay for e.g. a one-page portfolio site for someone who doesn't want to spend much time customizing it. (Then again, one could argue that dedicated portfolio showcase sites are better suited for that purpose.)
And agree: I think once existing players find a way to integrate AI in an intuitive way, it'll be massive. By the way, the crew behind Wordpress also just announced a built-in AI assistant for content creation: https://jetpack.com/ai/
So far, it just helps you write within the Wordpress editor. But I can absolutely see Wordpress incorporating some form of AI-assisted site creation and theme/plugin selection/customization in the future.
What a time to be alive!