We don't use AI in any of our design or production processes

Post by echelon » Thu, Jul 16, 2026, 4:47 PM UTC

therobots927 wrote: post #105

echelon wrote: post #102

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> In fact, your comment (regardless of attitude on AI) is exactly an example of the kind of attitude that is in opposition to the curiosity, positivity, and humanity that HN historically represents. My patience has worn out. I've tolerated the anti-AI sentiment for years, but at this point it's beyond grating. I've heard all the arguments, I've been called all the names. The anti-AI crowd is frequently uncivil, and t…

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Post by therobots927 » Thu, Jul 16, 2026, 6:55 PM UTC

echelon wrote: post #131

therobots927 wrote: post #105

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This is the kind of civil discourse HN allows these days.

Post by stackghost » Fri, Jul 17, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC

happytoexplain wrote: post #78

stackghost wrote: post #73

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>others just want to live life as a passenger, not think, and have AI do all the work. Fuck, doesn't everyone? The future we were promised is one where machines did all the work leaving humans free to pursue a richer existence, whether that's creative pastimes or just laying on a beach. Instead of democratizing the future, essentially every technological advance since the printing press has served only to increase th…

Lots of people enjoy doing things - no need to treat them like assholes just for that. The sci-fi version of AI frees people up - the real version sometimes (mostly?) takes away enjoyable work and reduces people's ability to make a life for their family without being miserable (which is the fault of the practical reality of our society - not inherently AI's fault).