Comment by fpaf

Where are all the apps? It's mostly visible in AI tooling itself. Harnesses, vibe coding tools and stuff with "claw" in the name saw a cambrian explosion.

And maybe using AI to use AI better is just masturbatory. But coders want interesting problems to solve. Pros also need software ideas they can monetize. And what problem is attracting more investment in money, time and neurons than the problem of making AI productive? (I am referring only to problems that can be solved in software....)

So the thing with AI is that right now it is both a tool AND a potentially very valuable problem to solve, that's why most of the AI "productivity" gains go into AI itself. At one point this self-refetential phase will have to end and people are going to see if these new AI tools, harnesses.claw-things are actually applicable to things people are willing to pay the real prices for (not the subsidized ones).