A satirical idle game about running an AI startup

Name: A satirical idle game about running an AI startup
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Author: haebom

by haebom·May 23, 2026·12 points·4 comments

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AI Analysis

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Hilarious satire where fired employees sue you and leak Slack logs.

Strengths

•Branching perk tree with 36 perks captures real AI startup dynamics.
•Crisis events like copyright lawsuits and congressional hearings feel authentic.

Weaknesses

•Idle game mechanics limit depth beyond initial novelty and humor.
•Niche appeal relies heavily on familiarity with AI industry drama.

Post Description

I made an idle/clicker about running an AI startup. You start with a cat-vs-dog classifier and try to make it to AGI, but the NYT sues you for training data, Yann tweets that scaling is dead, and your fired ML engineer leaks the Slack.