The author of this post measured the demand for "Micro-Corpus Processing" (MCP) tools and found that while there are many mentions of MCP as a skill, very few job postings actually offer payment for it. This suggests that MCP is primarily a term used by sellers rather than buyers. The author also details several attempts to promote their work through various platforms like Hacker News, GitHub, and Etsy, all of which were unsuccessful due to intermediaries or platform restrictions. They are now seeking direct input from those who build or operate agent-based tools to identify actual pain points that people would pay to solve, rather than theoretical problems. AI
IMPACT Highlights a potential disconnect between technical jargon and market demand for AI-related tools.
RANK_REASON Author reflects on market demand for a specific technical term and their failed attempts to promote it.
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