What's New: OpenAI's o1 is now available to all paid API users
(from the latest issue of the Indie Hackers newsletter)
Here's what you'll find in this issue:
- All paid OpenAI API users can now access its o1 large language model.
- AI is reshaping the entire global workforce. Here's what that means for founders.
- $441K MRR. Lane Wagner saw a huge gap in the market for development curriculum, and filled it.
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OpenAI's o1 is now available to all paid API users 🤖
All paid OpenAI API users can now access preview and mini versions of the highly anticipated o1 large language model.
OpenAI has also enabled streaming for the models, allowing users to receive responses incrementally as they're being generated. This can result in faster, more efficient responses.
Designed for advanced reasoning and problem solving, o1 preview performs above PhD level in a number of scientific areas.
How AI is reshaping the job market worldwide 🌎
In late 2022, AI was everywhere. It turned many industries on their heads, and practically overnight. Tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney weren’t just fancy tech demos: They were a tidal wave. Within months, they reshaped entire job markets, especially in freelancing and entry-level positions.
By mid-2023, the numbers were hard to ignore. Freelance roles vulnerable to automation (i.e., jobs that didn’t need much human oversight) dropped 21% in just eight months.
If this trend keeps going, the future workforce might find itself unprepared for the complexity of tomorrow’s industries.
SaaS Watch 👀
SaaS Watch is a roundup of all the latest micro-SaaS acquisition opportunities. Here are the top three for this week!
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Cybersecurity job board: Two users, $1K asking price.
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Developer tool for instantly locating documentation and code snippets: 10-100 users, $15K asking price.
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Mentorship platform for growth and networking: $1K MRR, 100-1K users, $25K asking price.
Growing a backend development curriculum 📚
Lane Wagner's wife wanted to learn backend development, so he began searching for a proper in-depth curriculum online. Once he realized that there wasn't one, he built boot.dev.
He prioritized loading it with stellar content, then added interactive elements and talked about it on YouTube. He focused on one growth channel at a time, and eventually grew his sponsorship program by targeting creators with small, engaged audiences.
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Special thanks to Jay Avery for editing this issue, to Gabriella Federico for the illustrations, and to Katie Hignett, Michal Kankowski, and James Fleischmann for contributing posts. —Channing
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