I’ve been wondering about this lately since HN seems inundated with AI topics. I’m over it already and actually click “hide” on almost all AI articles when I load the page.
When did AI take over Hacker News?
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#132Would be fun to do similar analysis for HN front page trends that peaked and then declined, like cryptocurrency, NFTs, Web3, and self-driving cars. And actually it’s funny: self-driving cars and cryptocurrency are continuing to advance dramatically in real life but there are hardly any front page HN stories about them anymore. Shows the power of AI as a topic that crowds out others. And possibly reveals the trendy na…
Is cryptocurrency advancing dramatically? Maybe this is an illustration of this effect, but I haven't seen any news about any major changes, other than line-go-up stuff.
Yes. No claims on social benefit, only evidence supporting thesis that cryptocurrency is advancing
- Stablecoins as an alternative payment rail. Most (all?) fintechs are going heavy into this
- Regulatory clarity + ability to include in 401(k)/pension plans
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#133its in the running for the biggest technological change maybe in the last 100 years? whats so confusing about this, thinking machines have been invented
Wait-- are you claiming that AI is a bigger technological change than the development of computing devices and a networking infrastructure for those devices?
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#134It's the theme of the year. Building each year. Going back historically when Social media apps were the craze, or mobile apps were HN reflected what VCs typically were looking to invest in.
b l o c k c h a i n
yes, but I don't remember nearly so much social media buzz about the dot com era.
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#135I’ve been wondering about this lately since HN seems inundated with AI topics. I’m over it already and actually click “hide” on almost all AI articles when I load the page.
Would be nice if the AI then automatically hide articles based on historical choices
Eh eh
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#136> So I get the data back from the Batch API and start playing around with it, and the big thing I find, and this will probably come as no surprise to anyone, is that the AI hype train is currently at its highest point on Hacker News since the start of 2019.
@zachperkel while a train is stimulative of impressions of something growing over time, in perspective, such as the "Trump Train", I'm pretty sure you meant trend? As in the statistical meaning of trend, a pattern in data?
AI hype is driven by financial markets as any other financial craze since the Tulip Mania. Is this an opinion, or a historical fact? Gemini at least tells me via Google Search that Charles Mackay's Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds is a historical work examining various forms of collective irrationality and mass hysteria throughout history.
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#137Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Questions can be neutral but questioning is probably negative The ethos of HN is to err on the side of assuming good faith and the strongest possible interpretation of other's positions, and to bring curiosity first and foremost. Curiosity often leads to questions. Can you clarify what you mean by distinguishing between "questions" and "questioning"? How or why is one neutral while the other is probably negative? I…
Curiosity is a neutral response, pushback is a negative response. Both can be good things. Shrug. > Can you clarify what you mean by distinguishing between "questions" and "questioning" "questioning" more directly implies doubt to me.
I think curiosity is a form of questioning.
Regarding your distinction, I'm still confused. In a very literal sense, what is the difference between "questions" and "questioning" in your mind? i.e. what are some examples of how they manifest differently in a real world conversation?
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#138Yes. And this comment illustrates the trend: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44865256
But let me say something serious. AI is profoundly reshaping software development and startups in ways we haven’t seen in decades:
1) So many well-paying jobs may soon become obsolete.
2) A startup could be easily run with only three people: developer, marketing, and support.
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#140What I found insightful about this article was the framing of another article cited. > " This pretty negative post topping Hacker News last month sparked these questions, and I decided to find some answers, of course, using AI" The pretty negative post cited is https://tomrenner.com/posts/llm-inevitabilism/ . I went ahead to read it, and found it, imo, fair. It's not making any direct pretty negative claims about AI,…
Weird what counts as "negative" on HN. Question something politely? You're being negative. Criticize something? Negative. Describe it in a way someone might interpret badly? Negative. Sometimes it seems like anything that's not breathless, unconditional praise is considered being negative and curmudgeonly. It's turning into a "positive thoughts only" zone.
I find asking questions on the internet are increasingly seen as a negative, right out of the gate, no other questions asked.
I get it to some extent, a lot of people looking to inject doubt and their own ideas show up with some sort of Socratic method that really is meant to drive the conversation to a specific point, not honest.
But it also means actually honest questions are often voted or shouted down.
It seems like the methodology of discussion on the internet now only allows for everyone to show up with very concrete opinions and your opinion will then be judged. No opinion or honest questions... citizens of the internet assume the worst if you're anything but in lock step with them.