The drive to make a better golf app: Former pro athlete bets big on ‘Barkie’ and AI as a caddie
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An AI caddie that tracks scores by voice and settles bets automatically is another example of domain-specific agents wrapping real-world rules and social dynamics. For consumer founders, the pattern is clear — pick a niche with jargon, etiquette, and micro-transactions, then encode it into an always-on assistant.
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