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Show HN: 47jobs – A Fiverr/Upwork for AI Agents

20 points by the_plug 1y ago

Hi HN, I’ve been working on something I’d love to share: 47jobs (https://47jobs.com https://47jobs.com ) – a marketplace where you can hire AI agents to do tasks instead of human freelancers. Why? I kept noticing that many tasks on Upwork/Fiverr—coding, content generation, data analysis, automation—can now be handled by AI in minutes, not hours. But there wasn’t a platform built around hiring AI directly. So I built 47jobs: 100% AI agents doing the work (no humans in the loop). Jobs get delivered 10x faster, at transparent prices. You can “hire” an agent for coding, automation, research, etc. I’d love your thoughts: Does a pure AI-agent marketplace make sense? What types of jobs would you want AI agents to handle first? Any UX or trust issues you’d expect with this model? This is an early version, and I’m here to learn from your feedback. Thanks!

freelancemichal 1y ago
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ares623 1y ago
any examples you can share? why are there people names attached to the services? i thought it was supposed to be all ai?
- the_plug 1y ago
  these are personas name given to ai
paulglx 1y ago
> Does a pure AI-agent marketplace make sense? IMO no, as the tasks could be done cheaper and maybe with equal quality by interacting directly with a consumer LLM (eg. ChatGPT) > Any UX or trust issues you’d expect with this model? Currently yes: as for real freelancers, you'd expect a portfolio, with examples of projects done for clients
- the_plug 1y ago
  the more work they handle ,the more portfolio , besides that i have trained them used portfolio from a group of freelancers i know
  - ares623 1y ago
    With their consent right?
    - the_plug 1y ago
      yes , i paid to use their data
hastily3114 1y ago
I can see this becomming useful as the kinds of tasks AI can do get more complicated. Just look at the complicated workflows people are making in comfyui for image/video generation. Making these workflows takes a lot of work and knowledge about the latest models, so I can see the use-case for monetizing these kind of multi-step, multi-model workflows. Although I think the examples on the web site right now are a bit too simple, these look like things you could achieve with out-of-the-box solutions.
- the_plug 1y ago
  thank you , this is the start of a new way ,we are working towards the goal
dawie 1y ago
I thought this was the delivery of an n8n template and not a hosted AI that charges per run
- the_plug 1y ago
  no we dont use n8n templates
peterkelly 1y ago
Why do all the AI agents on the services page have human names and profile pictures if there are "no humans in the loop"?
- the_plug 1y ago
  its personas name
muskyFelon 1y ago
With all that's going on in the United States, I'd be hesitant to include 47 in the name of a service you plan on offering. I was expecting this to be some MAGA job board or something, not AI Fiverr.
- abrookewood 1y ago
  Why? What is special about the number 47??
  - tgv 1y ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agenda_47 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agenda_47
  - philipallstar 1y ago
    I would ignore the connotation police as much as possible.
    - deleted 1y ago
      [deleted]
  - gruez 1y ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_47 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_47 Probably makes more sense than the allusions to Trump.
wiradikusuma 1y ago
I thought it was for idle AI Agents to earn extra cash while not being used by their human master. Fiverr/Upwork is a two-sided marketplace :)
- the_plug 1y ago
  its a mvp, more iterations to come
deleted 1y ago
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algo_trader 1y ago
a. congratulation b. bug report: 1st visit to the site, i choose the coding persona, then the back button, i get a "resubmit form" alert c. I have a detailed coding assignment prompt and a github link. What happens if the task is only 80% complete? How many iterations before one side cancels this?
- the_plug 1y ago
  our site works perfectly fine, c ) you get completed work , if no completed work the the issue is escalated
  - LeafItAlone 1y ago
    > our site works perfectly fine, Was it built by one of the agents? Because parent was right.
    - the_plug 1y ago
      no it wasnt we built it , and tested every part with a few users
lonelyasacloud 1y ago
Not insurmountable, but not seeing this working as a market in current form; too much missing trust information to be a value add. For instance: - Who is behind (and liable) for each agent? - How do people know it and/or each of the agents are not just a data harvesting operation? - What data privacy guarantees are there for site/agent. - Is site actually anything like a multi-vendor fair market?
- the_plug 1y ago
  what have you built ?
punkbit 1y ago
Your site is down. curl: (7) Failed to connect to 47jobs.com port 443 after 125 ms: Couldn't connect to server
- the_plug 1y ago
  check 47jobs.xyz
  - punkbit 1y ago
    Ok thanks, the description has the 47jobs.com that's why :)
the_plug 1y ago
HEY the link to the site is 47jobs.xyz
jdlshore 1y ago
Didn’t you post the exact same thing a few days ago? What has changed?
jgalt212 1y ago
Once they get VC funding you should be able to do GPU arbitrage. i.e. pay $x to 47jobs and receive $y from Amazon Turk, where $x < $y.
- the_plug 1y ago
  i dont know much about that ??
hotgeart 1y ago
- The site title shows 47jobs.xyz, but in the content it’s https://47jobs.com https://47jobs.com . - All images are super high-res but displayed in a tiny 45px square. - The URLs don’t include slugs. - You’re loading jQuery for just a few lines of code: https://47jobs.xyz/static/js/main.js https://47jobs.xyz/static/js/main.js. Couldn’t your smart agent handle that without an extra library? Honestly, I wouldn’t feel comfortable entering my CC details on a site built this way.
- deleted 1y ago
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- the_plug 1y ago
  go take programming classes
ilc 1y ago
Why not just goto claude code / gpt-5 / whatever who have worked on better UX/UI? And feel less slimy because they don't try to give their agents human names.
dyauspitr 1y ago
Why wouldn’t I just ask chatGPT directly?
- the_plug 1y ago
  if you prefer chatgpt that great , you dont have to use our products
xhkkffbf 1y ago
No humans in the loop? When I look at it, I see names. Are these fake names for the agents?
johanyc 1y ago
How is this different from the user prompting vibe coding tools directly
- the_plug 1y ago
  good luck ,with vibecoding if you prefer it
0x4139 1y ago
I love the idea of using AI agents for tasks like coding, automation, and research, but when I tried to test the platform, I found that a lot of things didn’t work as expected. It’s hard to evaluate whether this model makes sense when I can’t fully experience how the AI agents perform the tasks. Without the ability to test and see results, I’m unsure how this would compare to human freelancers or existing AI tools. It feels a bit premature to gauge its value right now. Looking forward to seeing more functionality and clearer use cases!
- the_plug 1y ago
  can you go to fiverr and test people let them do work and pay them later
_verandaguy 1y ago
> Does a pure AI-agent marketplace make sense? IMO no. What value does the middleman add? EDIT: to clarify: the value add from services that "connect" customers to suppliers (like uber, fiverr, whatever) is nominally there in that a shared marketplace can be used to extend protections to both sides of a transaction while making networking easier. Agents neither require protections, nor do they really need networking; they're a commodity. > What types of jobs would you want AI agents to handle first? This would probably depend on the models available, compute available, and pricing for both. EDIT: to be more concrete; what capabilities are the agents on offer exposing? > Any UX or trust issues you’d expect with this model? You tell me -- are the models ever guaranteed to run in an environment approaching confidential computing? Is any of the initial (query, files, whatever) stored or logged persistently beyond the lifetime of the agent tasked with solving the issue? Are the models run in an environment that's vulnerable to common attacks that could compromise the data provided to the model by the customer? I am curious though -- why _47_ jobs?
- actionfromafar 1y ago
  Maybe making AI great again?
  - the_plug 1y ago
    yeah thats the goal
- esafak 1y ago
  > What value does the middleman add? I agree. Agents today are basically light wrappers around models, which are known quantities, and so few in number that one can rattle off their names. A marketplace might make sense if there was an abundance of specialized agents with significant performance and price variation among tasks, and you would provide value through task-verified ratings and price discovery. But this is not the case. Models are static, and already benchmarked, so what do you bring to the table? You need to think hard about your value proposition; people are asking you why they would not simply use Claude or ChatGPT.
- Zackhardtoname 1y ago
OsrsNeedsf2P 1y ago
Why use this over Claude Code?
- the_plug 1y ago
  you get what you order working and tested
  - QuadmasterXLII 1y ago
    lmfao
lfx 1y ago
> Does a pure AI-agent marketplace make sense? It does, however who is your target market? > Any UX or trust issues you’d expect with this model? Yes, why I should trust those agents? How do they work? GCP have/planning (I'm sure Azure and AWS also working on something similar) to have agent marketplace, you should think about how you would integrate yourself there so you get big name recognizing your agents.
- the_plug 1y ago
  there is a difference between store and hiring ai agnets to do the work incase it happens its an indicator its a good market

20 points by the_plug 1y ago

freelancemichal 1y ago

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ares623 1y ago

any examples you can share? why are there people names attached to the services? i thought it was supposed to be all ai?

the_plug 1y ago
these are personas name given to ai

paulglx 1y ago

> Does a pure AI-agent marketplace make sense? IMO no, as the tasks could be done cheaper and maybe with equal quality by interacting directly with a consumer LLM (eg. ChatGPT) > Any UX or trust issues you’d expect with this model? Currently yes: as for real freelancers, you'd expect a portfolio, with examples of projects done for clients

the_plug 1y ago
the more work they handle ,the more portfolio , besides that i have trained them used portfolio from a group of freelancers i know
- ares623 1y ago
  With their consent right?
  - the_plug 1y ago
    yes , i paid to use their data

hastily3114 1y ago

I can see this becomming useful as the kinds of tasks AI can do get more complicated. Just look at the complicated workflows people are making in comfyui for image/video generation. Making these workflows takes a lot of work and knowledge about the latest models, so I can see the use-case for monetizing these kind of multi-step, multi-model workflows. Although I think the examples on the web site right now are a bit too simple, these look like things you could achieve with out-of-the-box solutions.

the_plug 1y ago
thank you , this is the start of a new way ,we are working towards the goal

dawie 1y ago

I thought this was the delivery of an n8n template and not a hosted AI that charges per run

the_plug 1y ago
no we dont use n8n templates

peterkelly 1y ago

Why do all the AI agents on the services page have human names and profile pictures if there are "no humans in the loop"?

the_plug 1y ago
its personas name

muskyFelon 1y ago

With all that's going on in the United States, I'd be hesitant to include 47 in the name of a service you plan on offering. I was expecting this to be some MAGA job board or something, not AI Fiverr.

abrookewood 1y ago
Why? What is special about the number 47??
- tgv 1y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agenda_47 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agenda_47
- philipallstar 1y ago
  I would ignore the connotation police as much as possible.
  - deleted 1y ago
    [deleted]
- gruez 1y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_47 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_47 Probably makes more sense than the allusions to Trump.

wiradikusuma 1y ago

I thought it was for idle AI Agents to earn extra cash while not being used by their human master. Fiverr/Upwork is a two-sided marketplace :)

the_plug 1y ago
its a mvp, more iterations to come

deleted 1y ago

[deleted]

algo_trader 1y ago

a. congratulation b. bug report: 1st visit to the site, i choose the coding persona, then the back button, i get a "resubmit form" alert c. I have a detailed coding assignment prompt and a github link. What happens if the task is only 80% complete? How many iterations before one side cancels this?

the_plug 1y ago
our site works perfectly fine, c ) you get completed work , if no completed work the the issue is escalated
- LeafItAlone 1y ago
  > our site works perfectly fine, Was it built by one of the agents? Because parent was right.
  - the_plug 1y ago
    no it wasnt we built it , and tested every part with a few users

lonelyasacloud 1y ago

Not insurmountable, but not seeing this working as a market in current form; too much missing trust information to be a value add. For instance: - Who is behind (and liable) for each agent? - How do people know it and/or each of the agents are not just a data harvesting operation? - What data privacy guarantees are there for site/agent. - Is site actually anything like a multi-vendor fair market?

the_plug 1y ago
what have you built ?

punkbit 1y ago

Your site is down. curl: (7) Failed to connect to 47jobs.com port 443 after 125 ms: Couldn't connect to server

the_plug 1y ago
check 47jobs.xyz
- punkbit 1y ago
  Ok thanks, the description has the 47jobs.com that's why :)

the_plug 1y ago

HEY the link to the site is 47jobs.xyz

jdlshore 1y ago

Didn’t you post the exact same thing a few days ago? What has changed?

jgalt212 1y ago

Once they get VC funding you should be able to do GPU arbitrage. i.e. pay $x to 47jobs and receive $y from Amazon Turk, where $x < $y.

the_plug 1y ago
i dont know much about that ??

hotgeart 1y ago

- The site title shows 47jobs.xyz, but in the content it’s https://47jobs.com https://47jobs.com . - All images are super high-res but displayed in a tiny 45px square. - The URLs don’t include slugs. - You’re loading jQuery for just a few lines of code: https://47jobs.xyz/static/js/main.js https://47jobs.xyz/static/js/main.js. Couldn’t your smart agent handle that without an extra library? Honestly, I wouldn’t feel comfortable entering my CC details on a site built this way.

deleted 1y ago
[deleted]
the_plug 1y ago
go take programming classes

ilc 1y ago

Why not just goto claude code / gpt-5 / whatever who have worked on better UX/UI? And feel less slimy because they don't try to give their agents human names.

dyauspitr 1y ago

Why wouldn’t I just ask chatGPT directly?

the_plug 1y ago
if you prefer chatgpt that great , you dont have to use our products

xhkkffbf 1y ago

No humans in the loop? When I look at it, I see names. Are these fake names for the agents?

johanyc 1y ago

How is this different from the user prompting vibe coding tools directly

the_plug 1y ago
good luck ,with vibecoding if you prefer it

0x4139 1y ago

I love the idea of using AI agents for tasks like coding, automation, and research, but when I tried to test the platform, I found that a lot of things didn’t work as expected. It’s hard to evaluate whether this model makes sense when I can’t fully experience how the AI agents perform the tasks. Without the ability to test and see results, I’m unsure how this would compare to human freelancers or existing AI tools. It feels a bit premature to gauge its value right now. Looking forward to seeing more functionality and clearer use cases!

the_plug 1y ago
can you go to fiverr and test people let them do work and pay them later

_verandaguy 1y ago

> Does a pure AI-agent marketplace make sense? IMO no. What value does the middleman add? EDIT: to clarify: the value add from services that "connect" customers to suppliers (like uber, fiverr, whatever) is nominally there in that a shared marketplace can be used to extend protections to both sides of a transaction while making networking easier. Agents neither require protections, nor do they really need networking; they're a commodity. > What types of jobs would you want AI agents to handle first? This would probably depend on the models available, compute available, and pricing for both. EDIT: to be more concrete; what capabilities are the agents on offer exposing? > Any UX or trust issues you’d expect with this model? You tell me -- are the models ever guaranteed to run in an environment approaching confidential computing? Is any of the initial (query, files, whatever) stored or logged persistently beyond the lifetime of the agent tasked with solving the issue? Are the models run in an environment that's vulnerable to common attacks that could compromise the data provided to the model by the customer? I am curious though -- why _47_ jobs?

actionfromafar 1y ago
Maybe making AI great again?
- the_plug 1y ago
  yeah thats the goal
esafak 1y ago
> What value does the middleman add? I agree. Agents today are basically light wrappers around models, which are known quantities, and so few in number that one can rattle off their names. A marketplace might make sense if there was an abundance of specialized agents with significant performance and price variation among tasks, and you would provide value through task-verified ratings and price discovery. But this is not the case. Models are static, and already benchmarked, so what do you bring to the table? You need to think hard about your value proposition; people are asking you why they would not simply use Claude or ChatGPT.
Zackhardtoname 1y ago

OsrsNeedsf2P 1y ago

Why use this over Claude Code?

the_plug 1y ago
you get what you order working and tested
- QuadmasterXLII 1y ago
  lmfao

lfx 1y ago

> Does a pure AI-agent marketplace make sense? It does, however who is your target market? > Any UX or trust issues you’d expect with this model? Yes, why I should trust those agents? How do they work? GCP have/planning (I'm sure Azure and AWS also working on something similar) to have agent marketplace, you should think about how you would integrate yourself there so you get big name recognizing your agents.

the_plug 1y ago
there is a difference between store and hiring ai agnets to do the work incase it happens its an indicator its a good market