How AI Can Help You Turn an Idea Into the Next Great App | Amjad Masad | TED

Learning to code is often a passport to success, and with the evolution of AI, the dream of building something amazing could be open to anyone. Entrepreneur Amjad Masad presents an innovative platform that connects human creativity with next-generation AI capabilities, allowing anyone to become a software developer - without writing a single line of code.
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[@Shakedown24Seven]

This is exactly the sort of direction that delivers results in a hyper accelerated sphere of innovation where the masses are empowered to contribute as a whole. Simplify and Integrate 👌🏽

[@erik_riv]

He is one of the co-founders of Replit. A quite interesting and innovative project for developers, whether you are an expert or a novice. It offers very enjoyable free tutorials to learn how to program from scratch and also others related to AI that are highly recommended.

[@tysonisham]

RARELY do I get good impactful information from TED these days. This was a good one !

[@steffenalber7741]

This has personally been one of my favorite project ideas to work on, I'm so glad someone figured it out and got it done (so I don't need to do it), there's lots more work to be done. I believe the ferdiverse has great potential as a decentralized social media platform without algorithms. We need to make social platforms about communication and connection rather than consumption of content. I hope to collaborate with Replit someday.

[@ConnoisseurOfExistence]

Thanks man! I actually do have often app ideas! Will try soon something with gpt4!

[@superstarnidzy]

Thank you for making it open source

[@jaitanmartini1478]

Love it!

[@akbarlive]

Great concept, excited to see how AI is going to improve Replit

[@albiorixsaturn3532]

Fantastic!! Thank you for this beautiful invention!

[@DominikSipowicz]

Amazing presentation Human -> AI -> MVP. Can't wait for the AGI version!

[@fernandorivera3613]

which IA companion, or helper would you guys recommend?

[@abcthegreat1]

Oh look another ad disguised as a talk

[@mikey1584mf]

Where can I try the app that makes apps?!

[@japethstevens8473]

All very ideal, but the semantics of building an application are unchanged, as evidenced by the screen shots at 5:26. The big difference is that you now have a co-pilot who does a lot of the design and coding. (Using AI in this way is a particular form of pair programming.) You still have to provide the high level concepts and architecture (which is not the same as the basic idea), AND you must also check the code. AI code generators tend to hallucinate and can provide incorrect syntax, non-existent function calls, and even misunderstand instructions. Non-programmers can not build these types of sophisticated solutions. Also, incorporating Google libraries into your solution is not free.

[@StrangeChickandPuppo]

Seems like that's what the human assistant is doing, that is added later into the budget.

[@WesWinham]

That's today, yes. But all of these LLM-based tools are in their infancy

[@Leotique]

smart guy, a visionary kid for sure

[@StrangeChickandPuppo]

I've had an idea for an app for several years now, but don't have the attention span to learn much less code it out; maybe it can be accomplished with this. It has potential for referral clicks to earn money, but that is not my intention for it =)

[@tzadik.]

Much needed. Thank you for yours and your teams hardwork and persistence

[@trashtvinternational]

I didn’t understand a single thing….. SO HOW DO I CREATE AN APP IF I HAVE AN idea???? Please explain!!

[@AbdulRauf-qn6yd]

Please tell me where i start programing???

[@diyprogram]

What a boss.

[@ytubeanon]

don't mind me, I'll just be a bounty hunter, I'll sit around watching the idea bounties roll in, search for the best ideas and steal them for myself since I can code

[@hippieparents420]

😂

[@borjonx]

@6:42 "I look at it, it works, I merge it". Your QA manager is having a heart attack right now - I mean, what could possibly go wrong?

[@cl2791]

Great title but really misleading to casual KZbinrs thinking there's some practical tips there.

[@ariazli4241]

Thank you very much for leading our future. Greetings from Aria (Auckland, New Zealand). I'm very keen to explore the possibilities. What is the name of this platform and its web link? Was it built from OpenAI APIs? How reliable is it? Did anyone try? Many thanks. ❤

[@user-ql5gd8zk2l]

Replit

[@El_kanah]

How can we have excess to that

[@Wampenschlampen]

There's something missing from 8:17 AkashDeep will probably use AI to generate the code, and when it doesn't work, ask for help on Stack Overflow. This neatly closes the circle: A tech bro in the Global North has an idea for the next killer app, but not the time and/or skills to program it himself. AI does most of the heavy lifting, and what it can't do ends up being done by another tech bro in the Global North. Meanwhile, the middleman in the Global South profits.

[@paolopanka]

The app name ???

[@FirstPie]

Replit

[@cytixify]

I tried this method... but truth be told, you'll write code and a lot of code even if you ùse LLMs

[@peachmango5347]

The product he demonstrated linked google maps with wikipedia - that's the "great app" example in this video.

[@BBAACKE]

I think they went with that example precisely because of its simplicity of linking two websites that anybody anywhere knows of. If this were math then he 2+2’d us and we all knew the components in the equation & went, it’s 4. But the subtext I took away from this was, “well how about we use their product & think in algebraic. Use our own variables, go crazy & solve for your own person “X”.

[@peachmango5347]

@@BBAACKE I could have handled that example.

[@boo3600]

I'll be waiting on the github link@@peachmango5347

[@ConnoisseurOfExistence]

Well, it's actually good and useful. And AI will make it quite a lot faster than you.

[@boo3600]

@@ConnoisseurOfExistence Right, it's been 18hrs and he still hasn't finished it.

[@ariazli4241]

I started in Java, then moved to C# .Net, and self-trained in Python. l'm always a bit annoyed by the fact that Python is whitespace sensitive, which makes debugging quite laborious. I wonder why is Python becoming the driver behind of the Data Science and AI these days? Does anyone know? Many thanks ❤

[@YoutubeMaus_20]

It’s super easy to learn the basics and it’s sufficient enough for many ML tasks. ML devs are not and should not be software engineers, so why should they use Java or c#

[@onjofilms]

There is no effort put forth for Data Types. This removes a lot of debugging.

[@ariazli4241]

@@KZbinMaus_20 I liked C# MVC for data visualization. I wasn't impressed by the presentation of Python,or perhaps I wasn't searching enough. If I only need ML, I prefer R. If you know any Python SDK that has a good UI, please let me know. Many thanks. ❤

[@Phil-W]

AI understands whitespace

[@junojo]

That’s fantastic

[@trashtvinternational]

I didn’t understand a single thing….. SO HOW DO I CREATE AN APP IF I HAVE AN idea???? Please explain!!

[@NBaBall3r26]

Yea she was fine & natural

[@Nenea2a]

AI robots are amazingly good at everything except that they can't read or substitute voice translation from other languages on youtube videos

[@nerd26373]

Great insights shared. Seems like there's more to artificial intelligence than meets the eye.

[@trashtvinternational]

I didn’t understand a single thing….. SO HOW DO I CREATE AN APP IF I HAVE AN idea???? Please explain!!

[@pauldannelachica2388]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@PureKoor]

Anyone knowing the space knows this doesn't sound futuristic. The question I had was: How can everyone be a creative business owner if the market is a competition? Seems like eventually you'd just end up with a monopolies or there'd be endless spam. Both eventually ending up with an AI that can do everything thus everyone would becoming customers who can't replenish the money in their wallet. Fewer would get the American dream, cause the dream is built off of capitalism

[@Crystal_kit20]

When is Ted himself going to come to the talk. I will not allow him to hide behind these lies any longer

[@360Mediagroup]

👍Very Nice

[@streamer77777]

Not really sure where this is going, most of the things here would have been possible without "AI" lol

[@FALL-IN]

Replit!!

[@Phil-W]

We don't need AGI to solve this problem

[@Phil-W]

I thought I was watching a TEDx pitch from another desperate failing startup.

[@user-zx8qq1so7j]

I am and old man so maybe next time but anyone who could design an app that could detect deception across communication lines would be the cat's meow and some. Could anyone imagine a world without deception and treachery??? A level playing field for all, providing an indispensable solution for mankind's failure at being honest with each other not to mention the cost savings in legal issues and so many other shortcomings. Not to mention the profits, not one person would do without, instead of profiting from the despair of others, doing a lot of good for this world..

[@KMF-139]

Unfortunately as long as we humans have our ingenuity we will always find a way to lie, cheat and scam each other. It's our nature

[@onjofilms]

It won't happen. Evil and Good, Black and White, Ying and Yang must all exist. Without one side, you don't have the other. And this will be our end, because as tools and practises accelerate, the bad will wipe out the good before the good has a chance to innoculate. Then it will all evaporate and start over.

[@trashtvinternational]

I didn’t understand a single thing….. SO HOW DO I CREATE AN APP IF I HAVE AN idea???? Please explain!!

[@imanuelbaca2468]

take a basic python class so you understand the fundamentals. should take a week or two. Then take you great idea and ask chat GPT to break down the steps to make it. Then attempt each step and have chat GPT help you with each step and coach you through each step.

[@erik_riv]

Look for the free Replit tutorials to learn basics of programming and AI, they are great. Replit is available both in a web version and in its own App.

[@ConnoisseurOfExistence]

Try describing your idea to chatgpt and ask it if it can make the app.

[@bluebird390]

Soon there will be agents to help you with specific tasks. This will allow you develop different ideas and make it feasible to have a market value. Source: openai dev

[@RickySupriyadi]

go hire cheap programmer that will do, or just open source your idea.

[@heman248]

This is just investor talk for the non technical, another bubble, history repeating itself

[@Ricy013]

Is apps everything humans can think of nowadays?

[@boo3600]

Well you're on one so they can't be too bad...

[@Ricy013]

@@boo3600 you can watch youtube from PC too

[@Turquoise_Chain]

He learnt to code on what?

[@onjofilms]

Apple 1

[@htd2006]

This is going to democratize tech once and for all. It could help turn much of the world from being just consumers to producers and innovators. 💡

[@jonny4866]

what’s the point if everyone can just do it. Don’t see how anyone ever builds a business again once AI scales

[@johnstewartBr3X1T]

It's one big trap, so they can analyze the meta-code and profit from it at the nano-second level. They win. We lose. Simple.

[@g0d182]

cool

[@mrvzhao]

umm... we're still making apps?

[@arr165]

Ted used to be great

[@ParagPandit]

That's called AGI 😄😄😄

[@djgreyjoy1495]

huh?

[@davidhunt8685]

Wanna make an app ?

[@kennethdonne]

Good morning to you from Kenneth D in Hamilton New Zealand 🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤😂😂😂

[@Billythek]

hmm this is promotion

[@in_voice.]

Hii

[@johnstewartBr3X1T]

The last birthday month while my dad was still alive but he was seriously unwell. On another note, I'm surprised they still make Ted talks. I thought everybody knew by now that only rich people are permitted to grow and flourish, while the poor constantly screwed over, no matter how much they try and retry. Oh my bad, the token supposedly, poor third-world Indian young man who becomes soooo rich by coding....

[@user-su6qb6gx9h]

Work . Jeans , fat , real blood meat , /// all devill devill devill devill

[@jtoolr]

Why are you on this ai worship kick?

[@nudistbuddhist6803]

because it's incredibly important. also because this was a TED event themed around AI, where they had a bunch of different speakers

[@user-su6qb6gx9h]

All angels ❤❤❤ anahata boptisom first __ jesus christ

[@watynecc3309]

no thanks

[@user-su6qb6gx9h]

Don't say/ Don't talk/ Don't speak your all devill devill devill

[@greenheaven_30x]

IF IT IS UNDER UNDER 15 MINS ==> DO NOT UPLOAD ... IF IT IS LESS THAN 20 MINS ==> MUST UPLOAD IT WITH A PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH SUBTITILE ... (just review the auto-translated please) for example what platform does he say... can't understand a few things sometimes, have learnt a lot in the last 10 years, so please be honourable as WERE!

[@andy0ne310]

Ted talks are just boring sales pitches these days

[@janosik150]

Every app is about selling you something. There is nothing great about AI its all about making money

[@SHAAKIR___BOY227]

Allha is one🥹😟

[@gkeith64]

Hr has just announced the freedom of the earthling kingdom. HalleluYah 🔯💜👊 very wELl deserved..❤

[@amjads8971]

All hypothetical discussions nothing real

[@ironmaiden5658]

We’re witnessing the dawn of the end of humanity with AI. Nobody is stopping it. The genies head is already out of the bottle. Careful what you wish for.

[@efehanmaleri6051]

Chill… with universal basic income the only thing we gonna do is eat play reproduce repeat, if we solve climate change first

[@trashtvinternational]

I didn’t understand a single thing….. SO HOW DO I CREATE AN APP IF I HAVE AN idea???? Please explain!!

[@nat.serrano]

Propaganda for replit disguised as a Ted talk

[@jamwell295]

Free palestine

[@3boys1family]

May God Almighty give them freedom and justice!

[@jonr6680]

No. Like self driving, this is such hyperbolic self-publicist drivel. Apart from the fact that AI like chatGPT is theft. And often wrong. And incomplete. And censored. Apart from coding being a skill that takes years to learn, far beyond just the syntax etc. Apart from ideas needing strong interaction between humans (not AI, and never will be). So just marketing drivel. TED, GET A GRIP!

[@camlx9]

[@superstarnidzy]

Thank you for making it open source