Microsoft-Supported AI Startup “Builder.ai” Worth $1.5 Billion Collapses After Unveiling Indian Engineers Behind AI Responses

AI. Sometimes, I think it’s like that time everyone hyped up 3D TVs, but no one really wanted to wear those funky glasses. There’s this wild tech race, everyone rushing to be the next big thing, like Builder.ai. Ever heard of them? Supposed to be the future of app development—AI doing all the magic, cutting out humans entirely. Sounds crazy, right? They had people believing they could pop out apps quicker than your toast in the morning.

Speaking of quick, companies like NVIDIA are raking in cash faster than a kid splurging his birthday money. But anyway—Builder.ai, right—so they were getting all this dough, even Microsoft threw in $445 million. That’s not chump change. But wait, it gets weird. You’d think AI was behind the wheel, but plot twist—more like 700 real humans in India doing the actual work. Surprise! 😃

Someone spilled the beans on Twitter, of all places. It’s like you order a fancy AI dinner, and they bring out cereal instead. The so-called Natasha AI was more like a brand name for a process run by folks working away, tweaking code from templates. Bit of a letdown, huh?

Naturally, when you call something groundbreaking, people notice if it’s more sizzle than steak. US and UK folks started snooping around, investigating, with the startup going belly up soon after. I guess what goes up must come down, especially if it’s built on vibes more than tech. Builder.ai plays out like a cautionary tale—just another page in our long book of tech follies. AI isn’t going anywhere, but man, we humans sure know how to mess things up when we chase shiny things without checking the details. Anyway, here’s to hoping the next big tech thing isn’t just smoke and mirrors.