Why Paperclipmaxx When You Can Looksmaxx? with Blake Anderson

Emergent Behavior

Blake Anderson is the founder of Umax, a popular iPhone app with over 3.5 million downloads that allows a user to "glow up" or looksmaxx.

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(00:00) Introduction to Umax

(04:35) Understanding looksmaxxing

(07:09) App launch and initial success

(22:08) On building something truly novel

(26:09) Effective app marketing

(29:17) Umax audience demographics

(37:33) Transition from Plug AI to Umax

(44:02) Moderation barriers in AI applications

(51:53) Experience at HF0

(56:30) Message to future self