1. The Early Days of AI Applications

When the market had only ChatGPT 3.5, and before other mainstream AIs like Claude and Gemini emerged, Wordtune—a writing AI assistant with ten million users—claimed superior language understanding and writing capabilities.

During this period, an intriguing data point from Wordtune caught my attention:

Q: What do you use Wordtune for?
A: 60% of users selected “Other.”

2. Insights Behind the Data

This surprising statistic reveals three critical insights:

1. Users themselves are often unclear about what they use AI for.

2. AI is capable of adding value to many aspects of users’ work and personal lives.

3. These “various aspects” highlight new AI application opportunities waiting for innovators to explore, standardize, and transform into user-friendly products.

3. No Need to Know Machine Thinking

With these insights in mind, Minduck was created with a clear mission:
To enable users to utilize AI effortlessly, without needing to learn how to converse with machines or understand their working logic.

When we first introduced this idea on Product Hunt, we shared our original thoughts and vision behind Minduck. While the story has evolved and refined since then, that early launch marked the beginning of our journey to remove barriers for first-time AI users.

4. Reducing Barriers for First-Time AI Users

We developed a web-based AI application with the following goals:

• No learning curve.

• Minimal frustration for first-time AI users.

By achieving this, we help users easily create various types of text and visual content, unlocking AI’s potential for everyone.