Recent advances in generative artificial intelligence (AI) are reshaping who enters entrepreneurship, but not who reaches the top of the quality distribution. Using data on over 160,000 product launches on Product Hunt, we find that entrepreneurial entry increased sharply following the public release of ChatGPT-3.5, driven disproportionately by solo entrepreneurs. This shift toward solo entry is particularly pronounced in categories that historically favored team-based ventures. However, much of this growth reflects low-commitment, experimental entry and does not translate into greater representation among the highest-quality outcomes. Team-based ventures are increasingly dominant in the top tiers of platform rankings. These findings suggest that generative AI lowers barriers to solo entrepreneurship while reinforcing team-based advantages.

翻译：生成式人工智能（AI）的最新进展正在重塑创业参与格局，但并未改变优质成果产出端的格局。基于对Product Hunt平台超过16万款产品发布数据的分析，我们发现ChatGPT-3.5公开发布后，创业活动呈急剧增长态势，其中个人创业者贡献了不成比例的增长份额。这种向个人创业的转变在历史上更倾向团队创业的品类中尤为显著。然而，大部分增长体现为低投入的试验性创业尝试，并未转化为更高质量的成果产出。在平台排名顶端区间，团队创业项目的占比持续上升。这些发现表明，生成式AI在降低个人创业门槛的同时，也强化了团队创业的竞争优势。