Instead of algorithms, noplace leverages AI technology to drive suggestions and curation. The app doesn’t edit the feed for you, but rather uses AI to do things like offering summaries of what you’ve missed.
“We did that intentionally … having a global, public feed is what makes it so fun. It’s like everyone’s brain on paper,” Zhong notes. “People have a blast. They’re like, ‘I’ve never had an app like this before.’”
nah i think im good
Also you heard it here, folks, AI isn't an algorithm 💀
edit: Also reading further I see that the founder started being a VC at 19 which depending on who you'll ask is either a flex or just a terrible omen lol
also also miss me with the "the web is uniform now" coming from a startup funded with millions as if the final state of any VC-backed startup wasn't to uniformify everything because it's more profiteable in the long run
noplace competes with other friend-finding apps targeting Gen Z, like Wizz, Yubo, purp, LMK and others.
like what
