Hacker News with Generative AI: Opinion

AI Ambivalence (nolanlawson.com)
I’ve avoided writing this post for a long time, partly because I try to avoid controversial topics these days, and partly because I was waiting to make my mind up about the current, all-consuming, conversation-dominating topic of generative AI.
Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Opinion
20 points by todsacerdoti 8 hours ago | 7 comments
Unshittification: Tech companies that recently made my life better (arstechnica.com)
Enshittification is not the only option.
Tech Companies, User Experience, Technology, Opinion
8 points by coloneltcb 12 hours ago | 2 comments
Opinion: "What I Saw in China on the Eve of Trump's 'Liberation Day'" (nytimes.com)
I had a choice the other day in Shanghai: Which Tomorrowland to visit? Should I check out the fake, American-designed Tomorrowland at Shanghai Disneyland, or should I visit the real Tomorrowland — the massive new research center, roughly the size of 225 football fields, built by the Chinese technology giant Huawei? I went to Huawei’s.
China, Technology, Politics, Opinion
12 points by SanjayMehta 16 hours ago | 1 comments
In retrospect, DevOps was a bad idea (rethinkingsoftware.substack.com)
In retrospect, DevOps was a bad idea.
Software Development, DevOps, Opinion
6 points by aard 1 day ago | 0 comments
Vibe Coding: A 20-Year Engineer's Love Letter and Warning (reddit.com)
As a principal engineer who’s coded through four tech eras, I adore vibe coding for democratizing creativity—but it’s a double-edged sword.
Software Engineering, Programming, Technology, Opinion
4 points by sexy_seedbox 3 days ago | 1 comments
In the New Beijing (lrb.co.uk)
My generation​ has seen four paramount leaders: Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao and now Xi Jinping.
China, Politics, Leadership, History, Opinion
18 points by mitchbob 3 days ago | 1 comments
Karpathy's 'Vibe Coding' Movement Considered Harmful (nmn.gl)
Last Tuesday at 1 AM, I was debugging a critical production issue in my AI dev tool. As I dug through layers of functions, I suddenly realized — unlike the new generation of developers, I was grateful that I could actually understand my codebase. That’s when I started thinking more about Karpathy’s recent statements on vibe coding.
Software Development, AI, Programming, Opinion
6 points by namanyayg 3 days ago | 0 comments
The Mediocrity of Modern Google (om.co)
These days, whenever I think about Google, I recall a line from Madame Bovary. “She wanted to die, but she also wanted to live in Paris,” Flaubert writes, capturing Emma Bovary’s provincial reality and her romanticized dreams of escape. That is Google in a nutshell, isn’t it?
Google, Technology, Opinion, Criticism
49 points by mji 3 days ago | 26 comments
Apple's AI isn't a letdown. AI is the letdown (cnn.com)
Artificial Intelligence, Apple, Technology, Opinion
143 points by ndr42 4 days ago | 167 comments
Rust is indeed woke (dreamwidth.org)
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Programming Languages, Opinion, Social Commentary
16 points by pabs3 5 days ago | 2 comments
Apple's AI isn't a letdown. AI is the letdown (cnn.com)
Artificial Intelligence, Apple, Opinion
16 points by Tomte 5 days ago | 4 comments
Learn to code, ignore AI, then use AI to code even better (kyrylo.org)
I woke up today to an X post by Amjad Masad, the CEO of Replit, a company that sells “AI as a programming service”.
Programming, Artificial Intelligence, Opinion, Technology, Software Development
157 points by kyrylo 6 days ago | 145 comments
Why I'm Boycotting AI (unherd.com)
Sam Altman is the next profiteer promising liberation.
Artificial Intelligence, Opinion, Technology, Ethics
67 points by wyclif 7 days ago | 173 comments
Don't bring slop to a slop fight (sethmlarson.dev)
Whenever I talk about generative AI slop being sent into every conceivable communication platform I see a common suggestion on how to stop the slop from reaching human eyes:
Generative AI, Communication, Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Opinion
10 points by todsacerdoti 8 days ago | 0 comments
How sad should I be about ChatGPT? (2022) (robertheaton.com)
Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Opinion
5 points by OuterVale 8 days ago | 2 comments
The Phony Comforts of AI Optimism (wheresyoured.at)
A few months ago, Casey Newton of Platformer ran a piece called "The phony comforts of AI skepticism," framing those who would criticize generative AI as "having fun," damning them as "hyper-fixated on the things [AI] can't do."
Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Opinion
24 points by JumpCrisscross 9 days ago | 3 comments
I Recommend Against Brave (thelibre.news)
If you are keen on personal privacy, you might have come across Brave Browser. Brave is a Chromium-based browser that promises to deliver privacy with built-in ad-blocking and content-blocking protection. It also offers several quality-of-life features and services, like a VPN and Tor access. I mean, it's even listed on the reputable PrivacyTools website. Why am I telling you to steer clear of this browser, then?
Privacy, Web Browsers, Security, Opinion
30 points by kattagarian 9 days ago | 21 comments
I won't connect my dishwasher to your cloud (jeffgeerling.com)
This weekend I had to buy a new dishwasher because our old GE died.
Home Appliances, Opinion
1002 points by HieronymusBosch 9 days ago | 656 comments
Why Vibe Coding Is Overrated (lycee.ai)
Vibe coding is on the rise.
Programming, Software Development, Opinion, Software Engineering
6 points by samson-delilah 10 days ago | 2 comments
Apple Intelligence: The Emperor's New Automation Clothes (taoofmac.com)
I know I’m late to this party, but I’ve been reading John Gruber’s piece “Something Is Rotten in the State of Cupertino”, and finally found time to share my thoughts.
Apple, Automation, Opinion, Technology
5 points by walterbell 10 days ago | 0 comments
Ask HN: What's Your Opinion on MCP? (ycombinator.com)
Seems like the #1 up trending topic for slightly spammy blog posts (like the “hiring is broken” spam that Triplebyte funded for years) lately as well as people asking open-ended questions about.
Hiring, Opinion, Spam, Software
7 points by amrrs 12 days ago | 3 comments
Drowning in AI Generated Garbage: the silent war we are fighting (2022) (ploum.net)
All over the web, we are witnessing very spectacular results from statistic algorithms that have been in the work for the last forty years.
Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Technology, Content Creation, Opinion
9 points by JeanMarcS 12 days ago | 1 comments
It Might Be Time to Admit the Great VR Experiment Has Failed (howtogeek.com)
Virtual Reality, Technology, Gaming, Opinion
8 points by elorant 14 days ago | 3 comments
Forcing people back to the office was a choice. I'm making mine (werd.io)
Remote Work, Work Culture, Opinion
8 points by benwerd 14 days ago | 2 comments
'It Is Facing a Campaign of Annihilation': 3 Columnists on War Against Academia (nytimes.com)
Patrick Healy, the deputy Opinion editor, hosted an online conversation with the Times Opinion columnists M. Gessen, Tressie McMillan Cottom and Bret Stephens about Donald Trump’s attacks on Columbia University and other elite colleges and how they became vulnerable to a political and ideological reckoning.
Politics, Academia, Higher Education, Opinion, Journalism
13 points by jarsin 16 days ago | 2 comments
Modern Agile is Stupid: on why all great ideas are killed by idiots (medium.com)
An idea in your mind is 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 as the words you use to convey it.
Agile Methodologies, Software Development, Opinion, Technology
15 points by swolebrain 18 days ago | 5 comments
The Plasma desktop is miles ahead of everything else (2021) (dedoimedo.com)
The Plasma desktop is miles ahead of everything else
Desktop Environments, Linux, Comparison, Opinion
20 points by newaccountlol 19 days ago | 7 comments
Why I'm Feeling the AGI (nytimes.com)
Powerful A.I. Is Coming. We’re Not Ready.
Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Opinion, Future
13 points by pseudolus 20 days ago | 7 comments
Doge's 'villain' fantasy is wrong about public service (ft.com)
Doge’s ‘villain’ fantasy is wrong about public service
Politics, Public Service, Cryptocurrency, Opinion
12 points by markgavalda 20 days ago | 3 comments
Vibe Coding Is Not My Future (maximilian-schwarzmueller.com)
In case you haven’t heard about it - there’s a new way of coding: Vibe Coding.
Programming, Software Development, Opinion, Software Engineering
6 points by jedeusus 21 days ago | 0 comments