AI, the 3D printer of software
jasonleow • 29 Jan 2025 •
Just like the 3D printer promised to be the enabler of custom, homemade tools for the individual, I think AI is finally becoming that for software.
Like how I just made a tool for my job with Carrd, something inspired by the friction of replying the same customer support replies over and over. So I made a canned responses tool that I can add preset answers quickly, on the fly. Now, instead of searching, scrolling through a word doc, i just scan the app, and one-click to copy a chunk of text.
All done in 1-2h using AI.
And this isn’t the first time I’m doing this.
First it was ProfilePicture.app, a tool to make my own LinkedIn-inspired profile photos.
Then it’s GitChart to one-click download my Github charts for sharing.
Now, a canned responses tool.
And with AI agents on the horizon, whole workflows will be possible, not just one-off tasks.
Imagine the kind of throw-away apps you can build for yourself over a weekend. To enrich your own life, your family’s or your community’s.
We truly are living in wild times.
It’s just not evenly distributed.
Yet.
Comments
This is awesome Jason! Maybe the start of a micro SaaS?
@Winkletter Wow what is that? New tool? I clicked around but nothing happened though…
@drodol Yes considering! The KD and SV are promising too!
Awesome! You’ve already built it!
@jasonleow Ha! I overlooked the fact that I let the AI change the text and it makes no sense now. I really should change the text back.
Conjure New Aesthetic = Randomize
Capture New Essence = Copy to Clipboard
It picks a random set of style guidelines that you can feed into your preferred AI. You ask it to apply the guidelines without changing the content.
I really should make a version that let’s the user drill down to a set of style prompts… hmm… 🤔
If you want to make it more stylish, you can use my random Aesthetic Generator for AI websites.