Show HN: A satirical idle game about running an AI startup
A new idle game called AI Model Idle satirizes the experience of running an AI startup. Players gather data, purchase computing power, train models, and navigate industry challenges while managing employees. The game aims to provide both entertainment and insight into the structure of the AI industry.
- ▪The game features various tracks including data, computing, models, and products.
- ▪Players face probabilistic crises such as lawsuits and leaks.
- ▪The game includes partnerships with major hardware companies like NVIDIA and Google.
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| Original publisher | AI Model Idle |
| Canonical URL | https://game.trae.academy/ |
| Publication time | Sat, 23 May 2026 18:54:50 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-23T19:07:27.603Z |
| Last seen | 2026-05-23T19:07:27.603Z |
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AI Model IdleENGitHub ↗인공지능 키우기AI Model Idle작은 장난감 분류기에서 AGI 가까운 Foundation Model 까지데이터를 모으고, 컴퓨팅을 사고, 모델을 학습하고, 제품으로 팔고, 위기를 넘고, 직원을 해고하고, 그 직원이 다시 우리 회사를 고소하는 — AI 업계의 거의 모든 일을 idle 게임으로.AI 산업 아는 사람이 보면 웃기고, 모르는 사람이 해도 산업 구조를 자연스럽게 이해하게 되는 게임을 목표로 합니다.▶ 플레이🔬분기 전략 퍼크데이터·컴퓨팅·모델·제품 4트랙 × 3티어 = 36 퍼크 + 4 시너지🚨확률적 위기 25종저작권 소송·청문회·잭브레이크 누출·X 바이럴·헤지펀드 short🤝8 하드웨어 파트너NVIDIA·AMD·Groq·Cerebras·FuriosaAI·Google·Apple·Tenstorrent🚪직원 + 부메랑채용·해고. 강압적으로 자르면 60% 확률로 소송·경쟁사·폭로로 돌아옴참고: 모든 진행은 브라우저(localStorage)에 저장되며, 가입 시 클라우드 동기화됩니다. 광고 슬롯·결제는 데모용으로 실제 청구 없음.by oswarld · trae.academy 의 일부@[email protected]
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