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Sam Altman on Y Combinator and importance of AI

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   Y Combinator Startups▲159

   An Interactive Database

   2014

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   OpenAI Universe▲329

   Platform for measuring and training AI agents

   2016

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   Re/code Decode - Y Combinator's Sam Altman▲92

   and the internet of things and Google

   2015

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   Alice by Couple▲57

   An AI companion from the folks who built Couple

   2014

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   Crossminds.ai – A knowledge graph indexed AI research video library▲89

   2020 · crossminds.ai

6. 6JA
   Josh.ai, an AI for the home▲29

   2015 · youtube.com

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   The Y Combinator Codex▲8

   2021 · phoe.github.io

8. 8RT
   Rookbot, the World's First AI Virtual Assistant for Debugging▲6

   2019 · rookout.com

9. 9SM
   Second Me – An Open-Source Alternative to Centralized AI▲7

   2025 · github.com

10. 10FT
    FlipBits, the best random powered AI to take decisions▲7

    2018 · maxwellito.github.io

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    I built an AI that uses a metacognitive loop 2 solve invention problems▲9

    Hi HN, I'm the creator of this project. For the past months, I've been working on building an AI agent that could move beyond simple generation and tackle inventive challenges autonomously. The core idea was to create a system with a "metacognitive loop"—the ability to recognize when it's stuck on a fundamental problem and then launch a sub-mission to solve that specific bottleneck before continuing. The linked article is a deeper introduction to the system's architecture and a snapshot from a recent run. I tried to design it to be evidence-grounded and self-critical to avoid the pitfalls of…

    2025 · robw1se.substack.com

12. 12IA
    Illa.ai – Open-Source AI Agent and AI Native App Community▲6

    2023 · illa.ai

13. 13WW
    When Will AI? – A timeline of top AI predictions▲7

    Jun 2026 · whenwill.ai

14. 14OC
    Open Coscientist – modular implementation of DeepMind's AI Co-scientist▲9

    Jan 2026 · github.com

15. 15LA
    Loominus AI – The fastest way to be productive with machine learning▲8

    2019 · loominus.ai

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    Tic Tac Toe – Creating Unbeatable AI▲6

    2019 · towardsdatascience.com

17. 17ST
    Smux – Terminal Multiplexer built for AI agents▲5

    Mar 2026 · github.com

18. 182S
    2048 – Solving 2048 with AI▲7

    2019 · towardsdatascience.com

19. 19ZA
    Zerminal – a terminal-first Zed fork for AI coding agents▲5

    May 2026 · zerminal.dev

20. 20MA
    MyBot, a chatbot playground for AI enthusiasts▲5

    2017 · mybot.be

21. 21TE
    The Extensible, Multi-Agent Personal AI Sidekick▲5

    Feb 2026 · github.com

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    Intelcave – Business intelligence, redefined using AI▲5

    2024 · intelcave.com

23. 23OY
    OpenSkynet Your AI Terminator▲5

    Jun 2026 · github.com

24. 24AA
    Arbor – An AST based Rust engine for deterministic AI codebase context▲5

    Jan 2026 · github.com

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