Hacker News with Generative AI: Opinion

I knew one day I'd have to watch powerful men burn the world down (theguardian.com)
I don’t know if anyone else has noticed this but everything seems to be going down the tubes quite fast. And not fun tubes, like at a waterpark. The “ending in shit” kind. The issues are complicated, the reasons diverse, but there are a few culprits who have been making themselves extremely visible.

Politics, Society, Opinion

9 points by cratermoon 1 day ago | 6 comments

Generative AI is a Parasitic Cancer[video] (youtube.com)

Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Opinion

6 points by sarathyweb 2 days ago | 1 comments

Stop Trying to Schedule a Call with Me (matduggan.com)
One of the biggest hurdles for me when trying out a new service or product is the inevitable harassment that follows.

Productivity, Customer Service, Opinion

581 points by birdculture 6 days ago | 198 comments

A Few Words on Healthcare (blogmaverick.com)
Healthcare is a very simple industry made complicated.

Healthcare, Opinion, Industry Analysis

12 points by jameal 7 days ago | 5 comments

You don't need to read the news (2023) (finmoorhouse.com)
I think that some people feel obliged to read the news, and that they don’t need to. Reading the news (for perhaps hours per week) might feel virtuous or necessary, but mostly I think it is neither.

News Consumption, Media, Opinion

5 points by ironyman 8 days ago | 0 comments

AI Is Killing the Web (agileek.github.io)
Yeah, I know the are a lot of articles with titles like this. I just want to share my latest experience with AI that left me just shocked.

Artificial Intelligence, Web Development, Opinion

10 points by mbitard 8 days ago | 7 comments

You Don't Need a Full-Size Pickup Truck, You Need a Cowboy Costume (2019) (thedrive.com)
The most popular vehicles in America may be the greatest examples of overcompensation ever invented.

Cars, Lifestyle, Opinion

10 points by tobr 9 days ago | 15 comments

All clocks are 30 seconds late (victorpoughon.fr)
OK, this is going to sound crazy: I believe all clocks are 30 seconds late.

Time, Physics, Opinion

370 points by fouronnes3 11 days ago | 357 comments

Generative AI Is a Parasitic Cancer (mastodon.social)

Generative AI, AI Ethics, Opinion

19 points by ColinWright 13 days ago | 3 comments

Generative AI Is a Parasitic Cancer (Freya Holmer) [video] (youtube.com)

Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Opinion, Video, Technology

20 points by f1shy 15 days ago | 6 comments

Why Fukushima made me stop worrying and love nuclear power (2011) (theguardian.com)
You will not be surprised to hear that the events in Japan have changed my view of nuclear power. You will be surprised to hear how they have changed it. As a result of the disaster at Fukushima, I am no longer nuclear-neutral. I now support the technology.

Nuclear Power, Japan, Fukushima Disaster, Energy, Opinion

4 points by mpweiher 16 days ago | 0 comments

Most people don't care about quality (shkspr.mobi)
My friend, the photographer Paul Clarke has an uncanny eye for detail. Every single shot he publishes is beautiful - they capture life in a way that I don't have the language to describe. I'm quite content to point my phone at someone, use the default settings, and grab a snap. My photos lack composition, clarity, focus, mise-en-scène, proper lighting and a thousand-and-one details that I've never even thought of.

Photography, Art, Opinion

305 points by ColinWright 19 days ago | 398 comments

Fabiano Caruana, Chess Is Meaningless [video] (youtube.com)

Chess, Video, Opinion

16 points by gone35 21 days ago | 14 comments

I'm Tired of Pretending Physical Media Isn't Still Better Than Streaming Digital (gizmodo.com)
Holiday season 2024 solidified it: we really need to stop going along with the lie that streaming is better than physical media.

Streaming, Physical Media, Digital Media, Entertainment, Opinion

18 points by rntn 21 days ago | 14 comments

AI-Generated Images Discourage Me from Reading Your Blog (nelson.cloud)
I have a growing hatred for AI-generated images in blogs. It makes me wonder if the text in the blog posts is AI-generated to some extent. It’s always disappointing seeing these images in blogs run by individuals. I expect this from corporate blogs but not indie blogs.

Artificial Intelligence, Blogging, Content Creation, Design, Opinion

93 points by nelsonfigueroa 24 days ago | 49 comments

Something is wrong on the Internet (lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com)
I just read two long diatribes on the Internet about what’s wrong with . . . well pretty much everything.

Internet Culture, Criticism, Opinion

74 points by toss1 26 days ago | 101 comments

AI PC revolution appears DOA – AI PCs and smartphones is a bust, analyst says (tomshardware.com)

Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Hardware, Consumer Technology, Opinion

13 points by ashitlerferad 26 days ago | 0 comments

My vote on voting systems (danielh.cc)
Your voting system doesn't work

Politics, Voting Systems, Opinion

70 points by max__dev 30 days ago | 51 comments

You're Sleeping on AI SWEs (engines.dev)
I have a confession. I have been an AI skeptic for a long time. In college, I took machine learning courses but I assumed ML would be confined to flying model helicopters and labeling emails as spam.

Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Opinion

12 points by jmvldz 30 days ago | 6 comments

"Founder Mode" and the Art of Mythmaking (charity.wtf)
I’ve never been good at “hot takes”. Anyone who knows anything about marketing can tell you that the best time to share your opinion about something is when everyone is all worked up about it. Hot topics drive clicks and eyeballs and attention en masse.

Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Opinion, Storytelling

30 points by gpi 30 days ago | 1 comments

Opinion: Perplexity offers several advantages over Google as a search engine (theregister.com)

Search Engines, Opinion, Google, Perplexity

36 points by rntn 33 days ago | 46 comments

Dumb TVs deserve a comeback (makeuseof.com)

Consumer Electronics, Television, Technology, Opinion

382 points by znpy 33 days ago | 439 comments

LLMs Won't Save Us (relyabilit.ie)
The AI wave is passing over us: what of genuine value will be left behind? asks Niall Murphy

Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Opinion

15 points by gbrindisi 36 days ago | 1 comments

The phony comforts of AI skepticism (platformer.news)
It’s fun to say that artificial intelligence is fake and sucks — but evidence is mounting that it’s real and dangerous

Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Skepticism, Opinion

8 points by frereubu 40 days ago | 2 comments

Modern Work Fucking Sucks (joanwestenberg.com)
It’s Monday morning. The first thing you see (yes, before you see your kids, your partner, even your coffee) is a Slack notification.

Work Culture, Technology, Opinion

9 points by ThatGeoGuy 46 days ago | 2 comments

For the Love of God, Make Your Own Website (aftermath.site)
The internet sucks now--but it doesn't have to.

Web Development, Internet, Opinion

9 points by subvertify 47 days ago | 1 comments

The limitations of data and the fracturing of opinion (based.science)
From within, science appears as usual: parsimonious, slow, pedantic. But on the periphery something has changed.

Science, Data, Opinion, Social Media

6 points by dockien 47 days ago | 0 comments

Fucking Tired of AI (ycombinator.com)
Title. I really wish we could turn back time to 2022 when ChatGPT and GitHub copilot were being dropped and stopped the bomb then.

Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Opinion

107 points by akaTrickster 48 days ago | 64 comments

People have too inflated sense to "ask an AI" about something – Karpathy (twitter.com)

Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Opinion, Social Commentary

18 points by amrrs 48 days ago | 5 comments

The Pithiest Critique of Modern Conservatism Is Credited to the Wrong Man (2022) (slate.com)

Politics, Conservatism, History, Opinion

15 points by peutetre 50 days ago | 0 comments