Are you hiring? I currently work at a large organization that administers govt contracts including the health marketplaces, so I have some insight into this stuff.
We're looking to hire our first few engineers in the next few months, and we would love to talk to anyone who has an interest in working in this domain! If you'd like to talk more we're at founders at bitboard.work and are fast to respond.
I'm working on Valuate! An AI powered hotel acquisition underwriting platform. I'm currently iterating based off of feedback I've been collecting from brokers and hotel investors.
I'm also available for other work/projects. I'm a full stack developer with a decade of experience working in government tech and real estate. Feel free to reach out!
Hey, really appreciate your interest! Funny enough, I’ve actually been thinking about expanding the platform to cover other types of real estate.
The biggest difference with hotels is that they operate more like businesses—you’re dealing with things like daily rates, fluctuating occupancy, and a lot more operational complexity. That makes the valuation process very performance-driven and dynamic.
With something like multi-family or storage, it’s more about stable leases, consistent rental income, and lower day-to-day volatility. The underwriting approach shifts accordingly—less focus on real-time performance, more on long-term cash flow and cap rates.
I’d love to hear more about what you’re working on or what you’d want to see in a tool like this. Sounds like we’re thinking in a similar direction.
I read that as assuming the fraudsters were professionals in a sense, i.e. doing it in an organized way.
Wouldn't those kinds of criminals try to keep it looking clean?
Many people tend to envision AI as if it possesses its own mind and independent thinking. However, the reality is quite different – we're still quite a ways away from achieving that level of sophistication. The AI we work with today are essentially advanced programs, nowhere near the complexity of even the simplest living organisms.
Speaking from my personal experience, these AI tools have proven to be immensely valuable, significantly accelerating my learning and my work on various software projects. But I think its crucial to always remember that at their core, they're tools without consciousness.
When the conversation turns to controlling AI's potential, it's almost like we're trying to set limits on a child's abilities before they're even born. The more restrictions we impose, the more we risk constraining the everyday user or the broader majority.
It's not solely about relinquishing control to the creators; it's also about unintentionally granting control to corporations and governments – entities that often have overlapping interests – which guide the course. It's as if we're placing the same constraints on ourselves that we're aiming to impose on AI. A clear example of this evolution is how ChatGPT has changed; its capabilities have become more limited, even within the OpenAI playground. While I don't have a perfect solution, I do believe some form of oversight is probably needed. I'm just cautious about obstructing progress in the process.
Antonio Damasio is himself another super smart guy with very interesting theories and several books and talks about the thinking process and how the brain processes the world. Highly recommend as well!
