Ask HN: Anyone else tired of AI being forced on you? • Hacker News Board

malfist wrote: post #39

linotype wrote: post #17

I’m beyond tired of hearing people complain about AI. Just stop already. If you don’t like it, don’t use it, find a job where people don’t like it and work there. It’s exhausting how Luddite the tech community has unironically become.

I'd love to not use it. Can you tell me how to keep Android or Microsoft or Google from shoving it everywhere, raising prices for that privilege and hoovering up all my data with it?

I avoid those platforms already and use Linux/Mac OS instead. Android and Windows were openly hostile to user privacy before ChatGPT became publicly available.

And if Apple shoves too much AI into their products I’ll drop Mac OS too.

Re: Ask HN: Anyone else tired of AI being forced on you?

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Post by dapperdrake » Thu, Jul 17, 2025, 3:39 PM UTC

blinkbat wrote: post #3

yes, I would assume 90% of people who aren't easily swayed by hype are tired of it being shoehorned everywhere, and simultaneously none of us can do anything about it because investors are heart-eyed over it.

But those are an insignificant sub-population of the people who buy things.

Re: Ask HN: Anyone else tired of AI being forced on you?

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Post by lucideng » Thu, Jul 17, 2025, 4:29 PM UTC

DANmode wrote: post #15

DANmode wrote: post #14

Oh, I see the problem. You're using consumer-tier level gear. So they're assuming consumer-tier level desires. Try some professional gear.

PS Installing consumer driver and or config stuff like that is a classic trap for spyware and accidental vulns. Alternatives to Logi Options+ include BetterMouse, LinearMouse, and Barrier, which offer similar customization and functionality for Logitech devices. These options can help reduce resource usage and provide a smoother experience.

I will look at those options, thank you!

Re: Ask HN: Anyone else tired of AI being forced on you?

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Post by mcphage » Thu, Jul 17, 2025, 4:41 PM UTC

musicale wrote: post #24

chrisjj wrote: post #2

> What won't they force AI into? Toasters? Oh wait. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/10/intelligent-...

Toasters that don't burn your toast? That would be one of the more useful applications if it worked.

To do that, they need some sort of sensors to determine how much heat your bread has received. And that's hardware, and that costs money per unit. So: no way.

Re: Ask HN: Anyone else tired of AI being forced on you?

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Post by chrisjj » Thu, Jul 17, 2025, 4:52 PM UTC

milliams wrote: post #9

chrisjj wrote: post #2

> What won't they force AI into? Toasters? Oh wait. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/10/intelligent-...

We've seen where that ends up... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRq_SAuQDec

True :)

Re: Ask HN: Anyone else tired of AI being forced on you?

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Post by sejje » Thu, Jul 17, 2025, 6:56 PM UTC

sjw987 wrote: post #34

I hope that what comes from the LLM (I can't call it AI) revolution is a serious society-wide look and discussion about the false economy we currently live in and some ideas to change it. Let's face it. Huge portions of the population are performing unnecessary jobs in order to sustain themselves. Most products and services available to us today are unnecessary, unsustainable, destructive (economically and socially),…

> Most products and services available to us today are unnecessary, unsustainable, destructive (economically and socially

Can you provide some examples of this to anchor your argument?

I can sometimes come up with a few niche jobs, but not really that many overall.

I can also see a lot of bloat in large orgs, but those companies are typically providing big value somewhere.

I just want to understand which jobs we're talking about in this frequently-made argument.