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Date Published
Author
Jeff Burke
Word count
977
Language
English
Hacker News points
6

Summary

With the introduction of Large Language Models (LLMs), Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence became accessible to everyday developers, enabling the creation of magical apps and software that were previously impossible to build. The surge in building with AI started in 2021, grew rapidly in 2022, and exploded in the first half of 2023, driven by more LLM providers and developer tools. Replit has become the central platform for AI development, offering a development environment, deployable infrastructure, and various tools to generate code and debug projects. The majority of AI projects on Replit are using OpenAI, with significant growth in Cohere and LangChain projects. The emergence of LangChain has accelerated development, and its mass adoption is playing a role in the rise of new LLM providers and open-source models. Projects leveraging open source models have also increased, with Hugging Face and Replicate being popular entrypoints to these models. Interestingly, programming languages vary by geographic location, with JavaScript dominating in Asia and Python dominating in North America. The apps built using AI are remarkable, ranging from language learning products to visual ideation tools, autonomous agents, and more, paving the way for a new generation of entrepreneurs.