“AI” in the news:
For eight years, Builder.ai marketed its “Natasha” AI system as a fully autonomous tool that could build software “as easily as ordering pizza.” However, internal documents and employee accounts reviewed by Bloomberg paint a sharply different picture. Engineers in Noida and Bangalore manually coded client projects while being instructed to mimic AI-generated responses.“The illusion of automation”: a Turing test in reverse.
“We were told to never mention our location or use Indian English phrases,” said a former Bangalore engineer.
The team timed updates to UK business hours to maintain the illusion of automation.
Once valued at $1.5 billion, Builder.ai has filed for bankruptcy protection.
comments: 2
Kind of like the chess-playing Turk!
Yes! As Ben said, it would be fun to watch a movie of this.
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