Building @autoaicam. (a16z Speedrun SR006). Prev. Eng. Director @ Snap: Games, Minis, Bitmoji, Snap Kit. Prev. co-founder @playcanvas (acq. by Snap)
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What if... in just 2 minutes you could create an app for your home screen that turns photos of your friends into new stickers for your group chat?
We've just launched 2 new features in Auto that let you do that.
Auto is in the App Store now: abr.ge/t5b561
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David Evans retweeted
looking for web game developers who want to make a game for Reddit!
shoot us a dm if you're interested :)
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David Evans retweeted
we're running a game jam with Reddit and giving out $2500 in prizes to the best games
as long as you can make a web game you can join
starts next week
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Agent assistant as a consumer product is tough IMO - most people have never had an EA. And the ones who do know that it only beats doing it yourself after you've learned how to delegate effectively. That's a lot of work for a consumer, especially when the AI is flaky.
We should be looking at the inverse - not you adapting to the agent, but the software adapting to you. Personalized feature sets, intelligent chat as an interface, voice & image input composed with UIs that we haven't seen yet. That's what I'm excited about.
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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David Evans retweeted
Auto now supports Connections.
Build Frames that connect to your Notion pages, pull in a database of your favorite books or export your receipts into a structured list. Connect your Calendar and Auto can natively add events to your calendar from a Frame.
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In the last few weeks I've built Frames in Auto that:
- Tell me if an instagram ad is a legit brand or D2C crap
- Alert me when a movie I'm interested in is about to come out
- Converts photos of my friends into Lego minifigs
- Turns any photo into a scene out of the Backrooms
- A private disappearing photo app for me and friends
- A World Cup companion app
And probably a few more.
Each one took me less that 15 minutes to create and was available to share with my friends instantly.
If you just want to get something out there into the world Auto is so much better than the pro tools like Claude Code, etc.
Made with AI
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We're starting Auto's creator program. If you're a creator and are interested in getting involved at the birth of the personal software revolution. This is a great place to start!
Apply here: forms.gle/vgzoywADQQYcVRnq6
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David Evans retweeted
AUTO IS HOSTING IT'S FIRST CREATOR SPRINT
If you’re a creator, someone who’s dabbled with marketing or just a complete beginner who wants to learn, this is for you.
Apply with this link: forms.gle/vgzoywADQQYcVRnq6
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David Evans retweeted
Auto is designed to understand pictures and screenshots. Get answers to questions like "What is this?" or "Where can I buy it?" automatically.
And this is before we even get into Frames...
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David Evans retweeted
What's New with Auto today?
- Unified Auto Chat
- New Icon Designs
- Shareable Pages
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David Evans retweeted
HUGE WELCOME TO DRAPER ASSOCIATES AUTO!!!! Proud to lead the round here.
Auto has raise $2.6M to bring personal software to your phone camera.
blog.auto.inc/auto-raises-2-…
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David Evans retweeted
Auto has raise $2.6M to bring personal software to your phone camera.
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I’m getting excited about seeing Backrooms tonight
app.auto.inc/library/items/o…
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Apps at the Speed of Culture! Make your own Silicon Mania story using @autoaicam
Silicon Mania on Auto: app.auto.inc/library/items/y…
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David Evans retweeted
Take a picture, vibe code an app. Insanely cool.
Today, we’re launching @autoaicam, a camera that builds personal apps for anything you point it at.
How does it work?
- Take a photo
- Auto picks a Frame, a mini-app built and designed by you or our community
- The Frame does something for you: track calories, virtually try on outfits, identify a plant, and much more
How many of you have a camera roll full of photos that are really actions or reminders? Auto turns these photos into something useful.
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Today, we’re launching @autoaicam, a camera that builds personal apps for anything you point it at.
How does it work?
- Take a photo
- Auto picks a Frame, a mini-app built and designed by you or our community
- The Frame does something for you: track calories, virtually try on outfits, identify a plant, and much more
How many of you have a camera roll full of photos that are really actions or reminders? Auto turns these photos into something useful.
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We’re on the app store right now: apps.apple.com/us/app/auto-y…
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