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Builder.ai, once backed by Microsoft, has filed for bankruptcy after its AI was exposed as a team of 700 human workers.
Builder.ai claimed to automate app building with AI, but it was 700 Indian engineers doing the real work behind the scenes.
Microsoft-backed startup Builder.ai reportedly hired engineers to pose as and do the work of its AI chatbot, Natasha.
Builder.ai, which bills itself as a no-code, artificial intelligence-powered app builder, has filed for bankruptcy. Why? Its ...
According to new data from Accenture, a global professional services company specializing in IT services and consulting, the ...
Parikh's team includes some of his former Meta colleagues, plus longtime Microsoft executives.
Builder.ai filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Delaware after creditors seized most of its cash. Once valued at USD 1.5 billion, the Microsoft-backed firm had overstated 2024 sales by 300% and was ...
A PWC analysis of 1 billion job ads and thousands of company financial reports has found that AI makes many workers more ...
So Builder.ai, once touted as a revolutionary AI startup backed by Microsoft, now admits its flagship no-code development platform was powered not by artificial intelligence—but by 700 human engineers ...
A startup promised that their AI assistant would build you an app. But the work was actually done by human engineers.
Builder.ai collapsed after faking AI for 8 years. $450M+ lost to Microsoft & Qatar. 700+ engineers did "AI" work manually.
I know we’re all used to seeing a lot of mad stuff in the news but the best story of this week, possibly the month, has to be ...