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Nicolay Gerold
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Daytime: building ai systems & platforms @ Aisbach
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Host of How AI Is Built
So I am not directly responsible for it. Which is just off.

At the moment, it's just a massive waste of time.

Agents should live where I do the work unless they can automate me with 99% accuracy.
May 19, 2025 at 6:27 AM
make some small adjustments and push again (or rather just discard it).

It makes sense that it is working locally, where the dev is working.

I think it also creates a sense of detachment from the code. Usually when I pull something, it's the work of someone else....
May 19, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Iteration cycles are really long. Create a task, send it off, get it to local. See how it looks (frontend) or run your test suite. Then continue.
May 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I think there UX is too wish for, bad defaults, bad keymaps, also that I can edit anywhere in the chat is really weird :D

Otherwise agree
April 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
trying to stay backwards compatible :D
March 14, 2025 at 7:45 AM
That's a shame for the technology that is actually developed here. We have Mistral AI, Black Forest Labs working on the state of the art. We should support and celebrate their breakthroughs, not when a foreign company decides to open an office to sell to EU companies.
February 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
We also need to celebrate the breakthroughs we make here in the EU. In the last few days politicians started to celebrate OpenAI moving to Munich as a breakthrough for the EU and technology in Germany.
February 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
- Limited liability protection for innovative technology testing
- Fast-track certification processes for new products
- 2-week fast-track work visas for technical roles
- Remote work permits across EU without additional paperwork
- Reduced mandatory healthcare contributions for first 10 employees
February 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
- Safe harbor provisions for data experimentation within defined boundaries
- R&D tax credits from day one
- Reduced social security contributions for the first X employees
- Fast-track banking setup and simplified financial reporting
February 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Otherwise we force our founder to focus on taxes and accounting and not building something that sets them apart.

We need a "Startup Innovation Pass":
- Temporary exemptions from regulations with basic safety and ethics standards
- Tax exemptions for startups under certain revenue/user thresholds
February 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Otherwise we set them up for failure from the get-go.

We need easy ways to open up a new company.

Otherwise we don't incentive people to fund, because it's just easier to take high-paying jobs from US startups or big-tech.

We need tax exemptions for new startups for the first year.
February 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Our startups are left behind. By the time the EU startup achieves compliance, the US company has gone through multiple product iterations.

We need sandboxes that allow startups to innovate, while breaking some of the rules.
February 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
We are creating fights on unequal footing. US startups can compete without the same regulations. Incumbents can compete with a bunch of lawyers figuring out ways around regulations.
February 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Or they can't offer features the US competitors can. I am working on a startup right now, where we cannot offer a feature because of GDPR. Even though all the information is publicly accessible. It just biases our customers to not go with us.
February 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM