Nearly all of the Google images results for "baby peacock" are AI generated

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Oct 07, 2024, 6:12 PM UTC

darajava wrote: post #140

throwgfgfd25 wrote: post #103

I wonder: do all the HNers who are excited about their GenAI product or wrapper or startup understand, at a fundamental level, that they are an intrinsic part of this deterioration? Or is this one of those fundamental attribution error things: - MY product is a powerful tool for creators who wish to save time - THEIR product is just a poorly-though-out slop generator Does it occur to people to instead be part of some…

Are you saying AI isn’t useful? My product is painstakingly crafted and uses AI but in my opinion it uses it tastefully and with great utility. Also 95%+ of my development efforts are not on improving the AI even though I use a .ai TLD. I think it’s crazy for a modern company/product _not_ to use AI, and the grifters building clear wrappers for GPT and other insanely low-quality efforts are already pretty much dead.

Post by andrewinardeer » Mon, Oct 07, 2024, 6:12 PM UTC

the__alchemist wrote: post #79

kevin_thibedeau wrote: post #53

Almost all of the "product X vs Y" results are AI ramblings now. This growth of the dead Internet is making me want to sign up for Kagi. We're going to need a certification for human generated content at some point.

Kagi's results for "baby peacock" are showing almost the same set (Mostly AI) as Google's.

Post by throwgfgfd25 » Mon, Oct 07, 2024, 6:12 PM UTC

doctorpangloss wrote: post #128

throwgfgfd25 wrote: post #103

I wonder: do all the HNers who are excited about their GenAI product or wrapper or startup understand, at a fundamental level, that they are an intrinsic part of this deterioration? Or is this one of those fundamental attribution error things: - MY product is a powerful tool for creators who wish to save time - THEIR product is just a poorly-though-out slop generator Does it occur to people to instead be part of some…

Sure but doesn't every technological development have these tradeoffs? You could say what you say about anyone at any time. Where do you draw the line? I guarantee you'll be guilty of the exact same thing. I don't want to generalize, but IMO this sentiment of yours, I hear most loudly from software engineers far removed from ordinary non-technical end users: is making beautiful new LISPs and CNIs and Python package a…

Post by zem » Mon, Oct 07, 2024, 6:13 PM UTC

rootusrootus wrote: post #77

CSMastermind wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It really is a werid feeling remembering the internet of my youth and even my 20s and knowing that it will never exist again.

I'm a little sad for anyone who didn't get to experience the Internet of the twentieth century. It was a unique point in time. I'm ready to pay for a walled garden where the incentives are aligned towards me, instead of against me. I know that puts me in a minority, but I'm tired of the advertising 'net.

Post by dang » Mon, Oct 07, 2024, 6:14 PM UTC

elliotec wrote: post #124

throwgfgfd25 wrote: post #103

I wonder: do all the HNers who are excited about their GenAI product or wrapper or startup understand, at a fundamental level, that they are an intrinsic part of this deterioration? Or is this one of those fundamental attribution error things: - MY product is a powerful tool for creators who wish to save time - THEIR product is just a poorly-though-out slop generator Does it occur to people to instead be part of some…

They want money, they’re riding the hype wave, not advancing anything and I’m sure most or all know it.