With the Help of AI, Founders Are Building the Tools They Always Wished They Had

By now, we have become accustomed to the idea that artificial intelligence can turn a concept into a thing. Inevitably, some of what emerges is pointless, silly, or purely experimental (an accomplished musician friend of mine uses the AI music generator Suno to write catchy songs with nonsensical lyrics–one is bafflingly titled “Big Spaghetti Driver”). Other people use AI to build a concrete solution to an everyday problem that has been staring them in the face but was, before now, too time-consuming and expensive to tackle.

At AllBusiness, we’re interested in entrepreneurs who are doing just that: using AI to find or create tools to make their lives–or those of others–easier. One such entrepreneur founded the company GovKodo after realizing that local governments needed systems that were easier for both government employees and residents.

Julie Stipe: Can you briefly describe what GovKodo is and what it does?

Luke Peters: GovKodo is a web-based software company with the main...