Ask HN: Anyone else roll eyes at startups that went from "X" to "AI-powered X"?
My favorite example is watching the company “C3” evolve over time in it’s NPR ads:> Originally the "C" in the company's name was a reference to "carbon" and the "3" was a reference to "measure, mitigate and monetize" because the company's original goal was to help manage corporate carbon footprints.[3] For some time in 2016 the company was named C3IoT and before that was briefly named C3 Energyhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/C3.aiAnd yes, now they are C3.aiThe AI hype cycle will only be complete...
Read more at news.ycombinator.com