ChatTJB is a website styled like an AI chatbot where a real human, primarily former Google product manager Tucker Bryant, writes every reply by hand instead of…
Tucker Bryant launches ChatTJB, a chatbot-styled site where he personally answers every message by hand. It goes almost unnoticed for three months.
Bryant redesigns ChatTJB using the Lovable vibe-coding platform over one weekend, shortly before his billboard campaign begins.
A 14x48-foot San Francisco billboard calls ChatTJB 'the leading chat interface powered by AI' -- fine print reveals AI means 'Average Individual.'
The San Francisco Standard interviews Bryant, confirming his Google background, the billboard's cost, and the site's origins.
National tech outlets interview Bryant as submissions cross 30,000, driven by Instagram and Reddit shares of the billboard photo.
Overwhelmed, Bryant pauses solo answering and starts cautiously approving volunteer 'Average Individuals' to help respond.
Over 100,000 prompts and 10,000+ volunteer applications later, Bryant says he's largely stepped back and is open to a sustainable partnership.
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