Hacker News: Jackobrien

New comment by Jackobrien in "The unbearable cheapness of open weight models"

Jackobrien — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:17:33 +0000

The giants knew this was coming, and soon 95% of AI tasks will be able to be done by open models (coding, research, cowork style work). So why pay a premium? Why use them at all? This leaves the labs with two options:

1) push the frontier in a way only massive scale can, and cash in on it (mythos level cyber security, recursive training, frontier science work). There’s big money for never before possible capabilities.

2) own the app layer with their edge in reputation and powered by their infrastructure. Be apple where everyone else is Linux. Do design, coding, research, SMBs, legal, finance, healthcare and more (they are doing all of this).

Will it be enough to justify a Google level valuation? We’ll see how fast they can push it.

New comment by Jackobrien in "Markdy: Like Mermaid Diagrams, but for Motion"

Jackobrien — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:06:26 +0000

This is really cool. Can imagine vibe creating scenes quickly. If the animation was a bit smoother, I could see this being used all over.

New comment by Jackobrien in "Show HN: A terminal-native web search agent built with the Subconscious SDK"

Jackobrien — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 20:53:28 +0000

Pretty cool! Love the Subconscious API!

10 Shots at Building AI

Jackobrien — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 17:20:12 +0000

Article URL: https://thejackobrien.com/blog/ten-shots-at-building-ai

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44637760

Points: 1

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The only software skills that matter: Taste and Tradeoffs

Jackobrien — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 14:34:27 +0000

Article URL: https://thejackobrien.com/blog/taste-and-tradeoffs

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41799253

Points: 1

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Show HN: Generate Image. Get Postcard. (Secret until you have it in your hands)

Jackobrien — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 19:43:26 +0000

Article URL: https://www.mailkiwi.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41744918

Points: 3

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New comment by Jackobrien in "Plasmo – A framework for building modern Chrome extensions"

Jackobrien — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 03:45:56 +0000

Experimented with Plasmo in April and found it super easy to use! Was surprised I hadn’t heard about it until I went looking.

Show HN: Learn the via Socratic Method with GPT-Peers

Jackobrien — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 17:37:25 +0000

Article URL: https://lowtech.ai/lowtech-ai-teachers/oxford-tutor-socratic-method-22

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36509828

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Hide Your Prompt: A Better UX for Sharing Simple AI Tools

Jackobrien — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 17:00:02 +0000

Article URL: https://lowtech.ai/blog/hide-your-prompt-a-better-ux-for-sharing-simple-ai-tools

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36435229

Points: 1

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New comment by Jackobrien in "Vercel's AI Accelerator"

Jackobrien — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 19:54:28 +0000

How'd you get the 15k for OpenAI?? Would love to apply for the same credits

Show HN: Dead Simple AI Tools via Templated Prompts

Jackobrien — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 16:56:54 +0000

I'm building LowTech AI to simplify powerful AI systems even further than ChatGPT. Prompting is an acquired skill, and there's room to make these epic tools even easier to use, especially for first time AI users.

I want to attach the simplest UX imaginable to the best AI prompts backed by the most powerful LLMs. All the user sees is simplified magic with instructions.

There's a demo of the app, and a blog post about the product here: https://lowtech.ai/blog/lowtech-ai-simple-ai-tools-for-every...

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36296743

Points: 1

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New comment by Jackobrien in "Templated Prompts Your Dad Will Love"

Jackobrien — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 18:11:39 +0000

Introducing LowTech AI, AI tools for everyone.

A well thought out templated prompt for an LLM is essentially an AI tool, so that's how we're thinking about them. Signup to use simple AI tools, or show off your skills as a prompt engineer!

Templated Prompts Your Dad Will Love

Jackobrien — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 18:11:39 +0000

Article URL: https://lowtech.ai/blog/lowtech-ai-simple-ai-tools-for-everyone

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36230884

Points: 1

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New comment by Jackobrien in "Refer a startup, own equity in that startup"

Jackobrien — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 04:35:50 +0000

Refer your friend's company to OnePager.vc for a chance to own equity in that company.

Anyone has the chance to own part of a startup, that means you too. Just need an email to get started, so we can contact you for referral updates.

We provide a built out presentation tool (think DocSend specifically for fundraising), exposure to 1000+ investors, and raise SPVs for notable companies that are attracting attention on our platform. If we raise an SPV for a company you refer, we'll give you 25% of our carried interest.

Refer a startup, own equity in that startup

Jackobrien — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 04:35:50 +0000

Article URL: https://onepager.vc/refer

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29481297

Points: 1

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