No Priors AI AI App Crisis, OpenAI Does Math, Big Nvidia Deal
Mar 11, 2026
They dig into why AI-powered apps lose users quickly and which app categories adopt AI fastest. They look at retention, refunds, and how monetization differs for AI products. They highlight ChatGPT’s new interactive visual modules for math and science. They cover a huge multi-year compute deal between Thinking Machine Labs and Nvidia and what it means for industry infrastructure.
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AI Apps Monetize Fast But Lose Users Over Time
- AI-powered apps monetize faster but struggle to retain users long-term.
- RevenueCat analysis shows AI apps drop to ~21% 12-month retention versus 30.7% for non-AI apps, implying novelty and overpromising drive churn.
Tried And Abandoned Early AI Tools
- Jaeden describes trying many new AI tools and abandoning early entrants that didn't impress.
- He cites Runway for Video as an early tool he tried but never returned to after better options like Suno and Higgs Field appeared.
AI Labeling Is Widespread But Not Dominant
- Only a minority of subscription apps are AI-first despite heavy hype.
- RevenueCat found ~27% of apps were labeled AI-powered while ~73% remained non-AI, showing selective adoption by categories.