A Secure AI App Store

Key Takeaways

at YC we're looking for a new kind of AI App Store and operating system layer that sits on your computer or phone here are five things we think it should do one it should protect the user's data you should control what each app can see like your calendar files or browsing but only if you say so two it should offer a shared memory all of your personal details preferences past actions and cont context should stay in this layer and not be scattered across a dozen apps three it should help end users actually find the best AI apps like an app store it should review and vet each AI tool it lists so you can discover and install them safely four it should help developers actually build on this platform developers should get simple apis that make it way easier to build apps with memory Plus it should have rules to keep users safe five it should handle payments it should make it easy to pay for paid apps or Services imagine a travel AI That's great at finding flights that knows who you usually travel with like your 9-year-old who loves staring out the window or an AI helper that recommends the original text of an idea when it appears in your web browser while you're reading essays or books apps built on the App Store would have a sliver of data you the user allows we need a system like that so AI can be both powerful and private some might say that major big tech companies will build this but there is a time right now where instead it might be you building it done right this will create more opportunity for startups and Founders their apps will be smarter with shared memory and this will turn into a new Marketplace that solves both distribution and monetization if you're building it please apply we'd love to help you do it right