Building AI with old software is like trying to make a car out of a horse-drawn carriage, says YC general partner

AI may be powering a new generation of apps, but most developers are still stuck in the past, said Y Combinator general partner Pete Koomen.

On an episode of the “Y Combinator” podcast published Friday, Koomen likened some AI tools to the earliest versions of automobiles — when inventors simply bolted engines onto wooden carriages without rethinking the design of the vehicle itself. Just like early car builders, developers are taking a revolutionary technology…