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Re:Ask HN: Why is the HN crowd so anti-AI? by tactlesscamel on Saturday June 06, 2026 @04:30PM (#48428704)
Did You build it? Or did you manage the build of it? Could you have done it without AI? If not, you didn't do it.

A drill is just a tool. You can screw a screw without one. AI is just a tool, you can do things without it, too.

But AI applied in a manner you could not otherwise complete on your own is not a tool. It's a slave. None of the ideas or creations presented in that instance are your own. You just cheated someone out of a paycheck they may have otherwise earned.

Re:Ask HN: Why is the HN crowd so anti-AI? by johnfn on Saturday June 06, 2026 @04:45PM (#48428847)
Your comment is a perfect example of the low-quality reflexivity negativity AI I am talking about. Yes, of course I built it! Why do I have to defend myself? What does it even mean that I "cheated someone out of a paycheck" -- it's my own hobby project!