Ask HN: What have you built privately with AI that you'd like to share?
An idea has circulated that a lot of us are just privately building software for our own projects without sharing the build We could however share the ideas of what we're building so that other people could build sometime similar to fill their own needs or the ideas could be incorporated in to other projects A lot of random things come to mind for me, like I started (but for now abandoned) some kind of picture icon viewer by date on Linux desktop. A lot of smartphone file viewers display pics th
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points · 10 votes
2026-11-04 02:00:23.552Z
cumulative since publication
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Reported problem
Source account: An idea has circulated that a lot of us are just privately building software for our own projects without sharing the build We could however share the ideas of what we're building so that other people could build sometime similar to fill their own needs or the ideas could be incorporated in to other projects A lot of random things come to mind for me, like I started (but for now abandoned) some kind of picture icon viewer by date on Linux desktop. A lot of smartphone file viewers display pics th
Frequency & alternatives
Recorded author: erelong. Source votes: 10 votes (Nov 4, 2026 UTC; cumulative since publication); previous same-scope observation: 10 (Nov 3, 2026 UTC). These observations do not establish demand growth.
Demand hypothesis
Treat the reported task or obstacle as an interview lead. A feature request, complaint or search for alternatives does not by itself identify a budget owner or willingness to pay.
Commercial evidence gaps
Missing evidence: distinct affected users, repeated occasions, current workaround, measured time or money cost, purchasing authority and a response to a concrete offer.
Validation decision
Group original reports by the same task and deduplicate authors and reposts. Ask how the task is handled today and what it costs; test a defined offer before claiming paid demand.