A new company with VC funding promises to help you fake your way through life.
By now, it’s well established that one of AI’s biggest accomplishments is to help Americans cheat at life. Students are. Given all the cheating that’s been happening, it just makes sense that a company would come along that fully leans into AI’s primary function, which is to help our country slack off big time while pretending to work really hard.
I guess it also makes sense that Silicon Valley’s most craven money men would think this was a great idea and proceed to throw copious amounts of cash at it.in a startup called Cluely Inc., a company whose motto is “Cheat at Everything.” Cluely sells what it refers to as a “discrete” desktop app that it claims can help people pretend like they came up with something smart to say when, in actuality, it was generated by an algorithm. Bloomberg. “Yep, you heard that right. Sales calls. Meetings. Negotiations. If there’s a faster way to win — we’ll take it.” It continues: “We built Cluely so you never have to think alone again. It sees your screen. Hears your audio. Feeds you answers in real time. While others guess — you’re already right.” On the one hand, it’s almost refreshing to see a company that isn’t pretending to make the world a better place, and is instead content to embrace the spirit of chaotic, money-crazed technocracy that currently dominates our culture. On the other hand, I can’t think of a faster way to intensively stupidify the human population than for people to start using this app., including a free one and a paid one . Then there’s an “enterprise” tier, where—if you want to train an entire team of slackers and thus build a workforce whose superpower is not doing their job—you can shell out some undisclosed amount of money to establish a custom relationship with them. The whole thing vaguely reeks of a runaway frat house joke, which is appropriate since Cluely’s co-founder, Roy Lee, is a 21-year-old who was previouslyApparently, Andreessen Horowitz loves Cluely. “We’re excited to announce our investment in Cluely, the AI-powered desktop assistant that delivers real-time support during everyday moments — whether meetings, customer support calls, project brainstorming sessions, or collaborative tasks,” the company said in its blog post. “Cluely’s AI-powered assistant operates discreetly on users’ desktops, intelligently interpreting live audio and on-screen context to deliver proactive insights. This lightweight tool has quickly become important in high-stakes professional settings.”See How ‘X-Men ’97’ Brought Cyclops to Life With a Look Inside Its Gorgeous New ArtbookWe Need a Clamshell iPhone Now That Android Has Figured Out FoldablesTrump’s Latest Bizarre Phrase Takes Over the Internet6/24/2025, 9:00 am
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