Ask HN: If AI didn't exist, what would you be building today?

#1

Post by akashwadhwani35 » Sun, Jun 21, 2026, 5:47 AM UTC

Feels like every idea now has “AI” stapled onto it. Curious what people would focus on if that wasn’t an option, what problems would actually be worth solving?

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#2

Post by blinkbat » Sun, Jun 21, 2026, 5:52 AM UTC

Same as now, games, but slower.

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#3

Post by mindcrime » Sun, Jun 21, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC

I'd be working on AI.

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#4

Post by p1024k » Sun, Jun 21, 2026, 6:28 AM UTC

blinkbat wrote: post #2

Same as now, games, but slower.

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#5

Post by austin-cheney » Sun, Jun 21, 2026, 6:32 AM UTC

The same thing as now at the same speed as now.

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#6

Post by pknerd » Sun, Jun 21, 2026, 6:33 AM UTC

bots/scraping/websites

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#7

Post by __patchbit__ » Sun, Jun 21, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC

Popper's 3 World ontological space for Artificial Conscious Intellect (ACI) in JAXA's Kirobi.

Re: Ask HN: If AI didn't exist, what would you be building today?

#8

Post by mattbaconz » Sun, Jun 21, 2026, 7:30 AM UTC

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#9

Post by neuralkoi » Sun, Jun 21, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC

FB would still be throwing money in the metaverse furnace.

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#10

Post by purple-leafy » Sun, Jun 21, 2026, 9:04 AM UTC

austin-cheney wrote: post #5

The same thing as now at the same speed as now.

Lol good one, made me chuckle