The report of AI products that haven't made it
TechCrunch published a list of AI startups and products that set out to make it big in the AI world but ultimately failed to survive.
Those that didn’t make it:
Relay – AI workflow automation
Sora – AI video-sharing platform
Humane AI Pin – Wearable AI assistant
Huxe – AI-powered audio and podcast-style summaries
Yupp – AI model comparison platform
Figgs AI – Customizable AI characters for role-play
Character AI – AI chatbot platform that filed for bankruptcy
Notion Mail – AI-powered email product
ChatGPT Atlas – Standalone AI web browser
Those that struggled but haven’t shut down (yet):
Rabbit R1 – AI-powered handheld device that received criticism for unreliable performance and limited integrations.
Microsoft Recall – AI feature for searching past PC activity, facing privacy and security concerns.
Apple’s AI-powered Siri – Delayed repeatedly due to engineering challenges and bugs.
ChatGPT’s “super app” redesign – Received criticism for its confusing interface before OpenAI rolled it back.
DALL·E – Its standalone role has diminished as image generation has become integrated into ChatGPT.
HumaneAI looked quite "innovative" at some point and really thought they would make it. But nwm.
Which of the tools mentioned above that shut down did you think had the most potential?
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This is fascinating I didnt realize that some pf those on the list hadnt made it. I am surprised to see Siri on the struggling list. Hard to wrap my mind around that one.
@amyrc I have a feeling that Apple has struggles with innovations in general (lately)
I think chatgpt atlas had the most potential since combining AI with browsing feels genuinely useful but getting people to change their daily workflow is probably the hardest part
@shivam_kushwaha16 I was thinking about that too, but Google can do it better as it was initially created for browsing and when I wanna search something via chatgpt, I directly go to their website.
Huxe had the most potential for me, short audio summaries of your own day is a real habit slot, the commute. What strikes me about the list is that most of them asked people to go somewhere new: a new device, a new browser, a new social feed, a new mail client. The ones that live inside something people already open every day tend to survive even when they are mediocre. On Siri, I added Siri and Shortcuts support to my app this month, and the developer side is in good shape, the intents and phrases work reliably. The delay is in the assistant's understanding, not the plumbing apps plug into.
@gbasovv Short audio summaries can help, but it depends; e.g. it is almost like voicemails... and those are sometimes endless to get the information you need. When I have a written summary, I just type CTRL + F and find the terms with the search. So I can get what I need quicker.
MS Recall was universally hated.
Even the most pro AI people hated it.