The Future of Everything Is Lies, I Guess: Safety

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Post by aphyr » Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 4:23 PM UTC

The Future of Everything Is Lies, I Guess: Safety
aphyr.com

Re: The Future of Everything Is Lies, I Guess: Safety

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Post by Cynddl » Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 4:32 PM UTC

> "Unavailable Due to the UK Online Safety Act"

Anyone outside the UK can share what this is about?

Re: The Future of Everything Is Lies, I Guess: Safety

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Post by throwway120385 » Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 4:32 PM UTC

At scale I think our society is slowly inching closer and closer to building HM.

Re: The Future of Everything Is Lies, I Guess: Safety

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Post by jazzpush2 » Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 4:33 PM UTC

Every one of these posts is immediately pushed to the front page, this one within 4 minutes.

Re: The Future of Everything Is Lies, I Guess: Safety

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Post by jazzpush2 » Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 4:34 PM UTC

Cynddl wrote: post #2

> "Unavailable Due to the UK Online Safety Act" Anyone outside the UK can share what this is about?

[flagged]

Re: The Future of Everything Is Lies, I Guess: Safety

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Post by jazzpush2 » Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 4:34 PM UTC

jazzpush2 wrote: post #5

Cynddl wrote: post #2

> "Unavailable Due to the UK Online Safety Act" Anyone outside the UK can share what this is about?

[flagged]

To be clear, that's not the full article, just the intro (though the whole thing isn't too long)

Re: The Future of Everything Is Lies, I Guess: Safety

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Post by macintux » Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 4:35 PM UTC

Previous discussions from earlier posts on the topic:

* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47703528

* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47730981

Re: The Future of Everything Is Lies, I Guess: Safety

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Post by acdha » Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 4:35 PM UTC

jazzpush2 wrote: post #4

Every one of these posts is immediately pushed to the front page, this one within 4 minutes.

That’s unsurprising given the author’s long history in the tech community. A ton of people see that domain and upvote.

Re: The Future of Everything Is Lies, I Guess: Safety

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Post by stronglikedan » Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 4:42 PM UTC

jazzpush2 wrote: post #4

Every one of these posts is immediately pushed to the front page, this one within 4 minutes.

that's just, like, how HN works. people post, people like, people upvote, people discuss

Re: The Future of Everything Is Lies, I Guess: Safety

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Post by nine_k » Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 4:45 PM UTC

throwway120385 wrote: post #3

At scale I think our society is slowly inching closer and closer to building HM.

What is HM here?