A lot of large companies (not just tech giants) are laying off employees at scale because AI can already do parts of their work faster, in higher volume, and at a comparable level of quality, sometimes even better.
At the same time, companies are starting to openly admit something important: AI is expensive.
Hard to believe now, but back in 2024 when we named our concept the "Open Context Layer," every pitch and networking event ended the same way: "What the heck is context? Who needs it? Why would I even bother?"
I'd spend 3-5 minutes explaining that context is your data, in a portable format, pluggable into any platform. I cycled through every analogy I could find: "think of it like a USB stick," "imagine carrying a briefcase with all your important documents," "a Google Drive that connects to platforms."
But now when I say "we're building an open context layer" ... people just get it.
We're quick to complain about the hard parts of startup life. But sometimes there is a silver lining..
