A chat service that sells AI assistants with human backup and review to businesses that need more reliable customer conversations.
Human-in-the-loop & hybrid conversational services
Recent coverage — Hacker News (Algolia)’s “The Human Is the Loop” and Fortune’s profile of ChatTJB, the “AI” chatbot with “no AI, no algorithm and no LLM” that’s run by one guy and 10,000 volunteers — shows human-run chat works in practice. With persistent LLM limits, businesses needing reliable conversations may prefer hybrid AI with human backup.
Projected Score
as a side gig ★★★☆☆ (3/5)
no money or audience ★★☆☆☆ (2/5)
with both ★★★★☆ (4/5)
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The news behind it
- Aug 12, 2026 Hacker News (Algolia): The Human Is the Loop
- Aug 12, 2026 Fortune: Meet ChatTJB, the “AI” chatbot with no AI, no algorithm and no LLM. It’s just one guy and 10,000 vol
