Adam Smith
The founder of Kite, and earlier the founder of the Outlook plug-in Xobni. He led Kite in developing an AI code completion tool.
Timeline (last 90 days)
In November 2022, the AI coding assistant Kite announced it was shutting down, with roughly 500,000 monthly active users at the time.
Kite founder Adam Smith's farewell letter received over 1,000 points and 528 comments on Hacker News.
Kite was founded in San Francisco in 2014 by Adam Smith, who had previously founded the Outlook plugin Xobni.
Smith claimed that Kite Pro users became an average of 18% more productive.
Smith estimated that building a production-grade tool that can reliably synthesize code might require more than $100 million.
Nobel Prize official representative Adam Smith conducted the award phone interview with Kenso Soai.
All Facts (6)
Kite founder Adam Smith's farewell letter received over 1,000 points and 528 comments on Hacker News.
50%UnverifiedKite was founded in San Francisco in 2014 by Adam Smith, who had previously founded the Outlook plugin Xobni.
50%UnverifiedSmith claimed that Kite Pro users became an average of 18% more productive.
50%UnverifiedSmith estimated that building a production-grade tool that can reliably synthesize code might require more than $100 million.
50%UnverifiedIn November 2022, the AI coding assistant Kite announced it was shutting down, with roughly 500,000 monthly active users at the time.
50%UnverifiedNobel Prize official representative Adam Smith conducted the award phone interview with Kenso Soai.
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