idode
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idode
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always up to something. stuff i’ve built is in my highlights. prev: meta, intel.




Strava wants me to shut down my app because it uses AI to help athletes analyze their training data. Full story: I built StravaChat to help athletes understand their training. Ask it anything - "What's my average pace this month?" "Compare my last 6 months total milage" - it analyzes your data like a personal coach. Users love it. Nothing else like it exists. Imo they're weaponizing vague API terms against AI. Their API agreement states: "You may not use the Strava API Materials (including Strava Data), directly or indirectly, for any model training related to artificial intelligence, machine learning or similar applications." I purposefully architected it to comply with their API terms: - AI writes analysis code - Code runs in isolated sandbox - Only numerical results go back to model / user The AI is just a code generator. It has no ability to access or train on Strava data. Strava's position: If a human developer writes average(pace), that's fine. If AI writes the exact same code, that's banned. The code is identical. The data never touches AI. But one is prohibited? I think this is what's really happening here: Strava is scared of AI, so they're killing innovation with overly broad, yet misplaced, terms while they figure out their own AI strategy. Meanwhile, athletes lose access to tools that actually help them improve. Full response I sent them below. **side note I absolutely was violating the term regarding the name and will change that.




