ChatTJB: The 'Hand-Crafted AI' in SF Where One Human Answers Everyone
机器之心 · wechat · 2026-08-14
Someone bought a billboard in San Francisco to promote ChatTJB, a 'new LLM' with a professional website and technical jargon. However, all chats and 'image generation' requests are manually handled by a single human, Tucker.
After going viral, Tucker processes over a thousand messages daily, risking thumb injuries and pausing new sign-ups. He even launched a 'Pro tier' solely to help pay off the billboard, joking about actively avoiding product-market fit.
The project highlights that in an era of abundant AI answers, having a real person take the time to listen and respond has become rare. This inefficient but genuine connection preserves the fundamental meaning of conversation.
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