Ask HN: Why are so many "AI evangelists" posting such insufferable content?

Those that can, Do.

Enough said.

It is a true hellscape. It is useful when looking for work, but that is about it. Though it isn't without comedy. Seeing former co-workers posting about their keys for success and about how they've made it when you know damned well that they do worse than mediocre work is always a laugh.

The term of AI is definitely overused on the internet especially on social media platforms. One possible reason might be related to marketing.

The fundamental behind AI is the same thing behind traditional software systems. So for the “AI evangelists” — the needs to be recognized is much stronger than the needs to be a great software engineer.

I am using a metaphor, do you want to play soccer in the playground? Or do you want to be a great fan of soccer? Have you seen soccer evangelists to be great soccer players?

I think it’s more that they can’t recognize the downsides of AI. They work with AI and it’s so smart! And magical! They don’t have the expertise to recognize the problems in its output, and they’re confused by complaints. It looks like stubborn resistance to them, so they turn to evangelism to try to get people to “see the light.” They don’t engage with legitimate criticism because they don’t understand it.

(That and the normal herd of grifters who pile on to every fad.)

I see the same thing. The majority of their posts are, of course, AI-generated and incredibly verbose.