Comment on Show HN: AI-town, run your own custom AI world SIM with JavaScriptparentComments−jamesdwilson3yThis is made by a16z, ostensibly for business reasons. I am asking what their angle is.As far as I know, they don't have much history in making things with "no extrinsic objective" - I could be wrong though.−Kiro3yYou misunderstand what a16z-infra is. This is built by Convex, the game engine being used.−rybar3yConvex is in a16z’s portfolio. https://a16z.com/2022/04/27/investing-in-convex/That GitHub org is a16z.Their other repos are also showcasing various AI toolings, often the tools are also startups they invest in.
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This is made by a16z, ostensibly for business reasons. I am asking what their angle is.
As far as I know, they don't have much history in making things with "no extrinsic objective" - I could be wrong though.
You misunderstand what a16z-infra is. This is built by Convex, the game engine being used.
Convex is in a16z’s portfolio. https://a16z.com/2022/04/27/investing-in-convex/
That GitHub org is a16z.
Their other repos are also showcasing various AI toolings, often the tools are also startups they invest in.