How A.I. Helped One Man (and His Brother) Build a $1.8 Billion Company - The New York Times

Who needs more than two employees when artificial intelligence can do so many corporate tasks? It’s super efficient — and a little bit lonely. Who needs more than two employees when artificial intelligence can do so many corporate tasks? It’s super efficient — and a little bit lonely. Matthew Gallagher, 41, built his start-up, Medvi, with artificial intelligence and few humans. Credit... Maggie Shannon for The New York Times Supported by By Erin Griffith Reporting from Los Angeles Matthew Gallagher took just two months, $20,000 and more than a dozen artificial intelligence tools to get his start-up off the ground. From his house in Los Angeles, Mr. Gallagher, 41, used A.I. to write the code for the software that powers his company, produce the website copy, generate the images and videos for ads and handle customer service. He created A.I. systems to analyze his business’s performance. And he outsourced the other stuff he couldn’t do himself. His start-up, Medvi, a telehealth provider

Who needs more than two employees when artificial intelligence can do so many corporate tasks? It’s super efficient — and a little bit lonely. Who needs more than two employees when artificial intelligence can do so many corporate tasks? It’s super efficient — and a little bit lonely. Matthew Gallagher, 41, built his start-up, Medvi, with artificial intelligence and few humans. Credit... Maggie Shannon for The New York Times Supported by By Erin Griffith Reporting from Los Angeles Matthew Gallagher took just two months, $20,000 and more than a dozen artificial intelligence tools to get his sta