When people talk about "AI wrappers," they mean apps built on top of AI services like OpenAI, Anthropic, or image models like Stable Diffusion. It's become a running joke in tech circles because if you think about it... everything in life is basically a wrapper around something else!
Let's have some fun with this:
- Netflix is just a wrapper around movies
- Uber is a wrapper around cars
- Banks are wrappers around your money
- Restaurants are wrappers around food preparation
- Schools are wrappers around education
- Instagram is a wrapper around sharing photos
- Spotify is a wrapper around music
- Your phone is a wrapper around communication
So when someone says "Oh, you're just building an AI wrapper" like it's a bad thing, remind them that every great product is a wrapper! Uber made it easier to get rides, Spotify made it easier to listen to music, and AI wrappers make it easier to use powerful AI technology.
The core idea here is to make complex stuff simple and accessible for everyone.