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Re:Mathematics has changed. Let's act like it on Monday November 02, 2026 @02:53AM (#50334184)
Yeah I view it as AI being objectively good from a technological perspective - we get new medications, new technology is achievable faster overall.

But really bad from a social perspective - as people lose their jobs they also lose their tiny piece of power in the society that was the labor someone else needed. Now that power has concentrated to the frontier model owners, and everyone in the future will depend on them.

And on a personal level, sacrifices people have made to become good at their craft have been made worthless, as any rich PoS can now prompt their way to "good" art and call their end result as good as something made with skill that needed years of training. That I really hate.

Yeah influence has always had a huge effect but nowadays it feels like it starts to be the only thing that has an effect, as all these curiosity projects are low effort.
Re:Ask HN: Which TV do you recommend for privacy? on Sunday November 01, 2026 @03:46PM (#50329683)
Any AndroidTV and then run CleanYourTV [1] on it, gets completely rid of all Google ads and additional bloatware by the manufacturer. Maybe run Claude against the repo first to check for malware but going by the number of stars it seems to be solid.

[1] https://github.com/Gathin23/cleanyourtv

Re:Suffering as a Feature on Wednesday October 28, 2026 @09:25AM (#50273172)
I think rich people are good for the society, but ultrarich are a symptom of a broken system. The scale is absurd, no man should have that amount of wealth.
Re:Opus 5.5 causing an identity crisis is real on Wednesday October 28, 2026 @08:38AM (#50272633)
Everyone always wants to compare this revolution to the Industrial Revolution but there's a saying "history doesn't repeat itself but it rhymes". There are similarities, and reading how people coped back then can be helpful, but also this is a completely different revolution!

The only themes that rhyme imo are the loss of power to a smaller subset of humans (owners) and technological advancement enabling us to produce more (not necessarily better quality) with smaller costs. But people think that the history will repeat itself, and Jevons paradox will hold true, because it held in the Industrial Revolution; quote from the article: "Eventually, everything should be fine. The technology will be more powerful, and the job will still be there, it’ll just look different."

In this revolution, what if instead of being the human that invented the steam engine, we are the horses? "What happened to all the horses replaced by machines after industrialization? Humans keep a few around for entertainment but that’s about it." [1]

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50147755

Re:Opus 5.5 causing an identity crisis is real on Wednesday October 28, 2026 @08:26AM (#50272520)
This is a guess (correct me if I'm wrong) but probably you valued the mastery of a skill to create, and now the mastery is worthless as anyone can create anything, be it music, art or software if they just have access to latest AI?
Re:Genie 4 on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @04:23PM (#50265259)
Alert me when these "world models" can make a video of a skateboarding line that fools a skateboarder.

And no, this didn't: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2K_OLiZ_RM

This could be a good article but the example doesn't work?

"The CI tool was flagging an issue, perhaps correct, perhaps incorrect. But this is a real system so I had to dive in."

By diving in he ultimately just uses the AI to fix the problem:

"So I told Codex to make SonarQube happy, which it did by refactoring and splitting things up into 10 files".

Why isn't there a "shallowbot", or some CI configuration that tries to fix CI mistakes once before humans dive in? Plus it's not that deep, it's just shit code that was fixable with a "make sonarqube happy" prompt. I think the author is ashamed to admit that he's as generalist as everyone else now.

Re:Switzerland. Block by block. At 1:1 scale on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @10:00AM (#50259496)
I have come to terms with code being replaced by AI, even though some of it could be described as art created by a skilled artist (see: Animal Well). Most of it has utility first and foremost, and should be secure from attacks and optimized. If AI can do those things better than humans, then commercial software should move to that direction to be better utilized.

I do not share the same sentiment regarding drawn art or music and will try my best to support artists who don't need AI to perform/create. Modern music production already is using AI to its fullest extent for sure, its their loss. I've never listened much pop and instead have always tried to support people who actually have more skills in their toolset than just writing lyrics. My most listened genres atm include jazz, psychedelic rock and metal.

> For the Nick Hustles track that I shared, you cannot tell.

I accept that the future is bleak and there will be many cases where I won't know until someone points it out. It has happened a couple of times already. Always a big disappointment, then I shrug it off and go back to artists I know. I'm not alone in feeling this disappointment. [1]

> Many critics were quick and loud to say the users were no longer "real artists". Really, those critics have been left in the dust. In modern music production, vocoders are now commonplace.

How is this an apt analogy? Yes, those critics are better left in the dust, a signal modifier (vocoder) is just a signal modifier. Suno creates whole songs, skipping all the skills needed to even be a musician. Are you seriously comparing the two?

Also if that analogy worked, this "gotcha" doesn't really work for me as I never haven't really liked modern music production where playback is more and more common live. Multiple times I've thought of organizing a "live-only" festival where only simple setups are allowed to allow artists to show how skilled they really are, but I've realized that 1) most pop artists won't go there to show their lack of skills 2) jazz festivals exist for already skilled musicians.

I personally think there will be some "no AI used" label for artists, much like there is for organic food, and people like me who value human skills & craftmanship and want to support that kinda lifestyle can use that labeling when making purchases. Much in the similar fashion as with organic label nowadays I predict it will be gamed, there will be disappointments, but it will on a longer run be better than not having anything like that. It is to make a statement, it is to support local, smaller artists and reject the norm.

[1] https://business.columbia.edu/insights/digital-future/why-ai...

Re:Anthropic S-1 on Monday October 26, 2026 @04:35PM (#50250541)
> It's a subthread where commentary about the IPO was assumed to be a joke.

No it isn't, it's just about the absurdity of that statement vs. their usual marketing bullshit and what they actually deliver.

Re:Switzerland. Block by block. At 1:1 scale on Monday October 26, 2026 @04:33PM (#50250511)
No it isn't to me. It's infinitely more valuable to me even if its sold at $0.01 as AI to me is $0.
Re:Anthropic S-1 on Monday October 26, 2026 @11:39AM (#50245612)
Re:Anthropic S-1 on Monday October 26, 2026 @11:28AM (#50245415)
This is exactly what I meant. Weird that you're being downvoted.
Re:Switzerland. Block by block. At 1:1 scale on Monday October 26, 2026 @10:46AM (#50244658)
Not GP but the value of AI music to me is $0. It had its one time novelty moments ("look what AI can do") and can fill the background as any $0 muzak before could. But as anyone, me included can generate songs like that infinite times makes it so common it's lame. There's no scarcity of AI songs, why should I be impressed with any that come up?

Plus it seems Suno still hasn't managed to figure the static noise creeping up as the song goes on (compare the sound of the hi-hats at the start vs. the end)

Re:Anthropic S-1 on Monday October 26, 2026 @10:36AM (#50244467)
They must be joking with this part:

"Before starting the IPO process, we spoke to many business leaders who had gone through a similar process in the past. One piece of advice, which we heard in slightly different forms from multiple people, stuck with us: never let your company be worth a dollar more than it is actually worth. What they meant is that it is very dangerous when people buy your company's stock based on expectations you cannot fulfill or on incorrect predictions about how you will behave. This is in fact very similar to one of Anthropic's guiding principles: underpromise and overdeliver."

Re:What goes into making an animated film? on Monday October 26, 2026 @06:31AM (#50241659)
What? In episode 3 at 0:30 he's coming out from a waterway to a junction but 5s later there's a wall standing exactly where he came from. The characters are horribly bland, there's no weight or fun to him surfing the water, he's stiff as a statue on it when a protagonist on a board usually is depicted as really skilled on their vehicle of choice.

Not to mention that all of the imagery has this oversharp AI quality to it + there's random blurring happening all over the screen at random locations, presumably because the video generation is happening in 5s intervals.

The dog-like creature on the ship was a fun addition but for some reason there was this long awkward silence before, during and after Kuno pet it.

If this is your definition of an alive character then I suggest you go read some quality books or watch quality series made before 2022.

Re:Award-Winning AI Literature on Friday October 23, 2026 @04:50AM (#50206143)
I think it all comes down to scarcity, the same thing that's driving pokemon card prices through the roof. That's all there is.

As AI can generate ~any image nowadays, there is potential for an infinite amount of AI art, driving the value of AI generated images to 0, unless artificial scarcity is introduced like in the case of Pokemon cards.

Whereas with humans, there isn't an infinite amount of human art, as only a subset of humans are skilled enough to create good art pieces. Human art should therefore theoretically always be more valuable than any AI art. EDIT: Have to add, human artists always make use of artificial scarcity as well by only making 1-N copies.

I value this scarcity, that there are people insanely more skilled than me, blessed with good genes and environment that are able to create art that didn't exist before in the space of human made art. It creates healthy role models for people to be inspired by. The scarcity or skills aren't artificial, but natural.

So, no studies?
B12 is easily supplemented, and as https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50179290 said, meat eaters also can get inadequate amounts of it.

Your other point is likely true, but I never said anything to that extent, and most importantly the point does not validate the claims "Humans are designed to eat meat." and "Soy crop is shit for humans." that CrimsonRain made. So, no studies?

Re:Award-Winning AI Literature on Thursday October 22, 2026 @04:40PM (#50200712)
If AI art becomes indistinguishable, then art made by humans will keep its value or go up in value as it will be infinitely more scarce than infinitely generatable AI art generated for cents.
Re:The 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement is no longer viable on Thursday October 22, 2026 @02:52AM (#50192061)
Ah, I definitely understand her choice. Imo the biggest downside to being a plant eater is that I lose the joy of testing most local cuisines, and it's a hassle to get good protein in smaller towns. Always have protein powder with me when traveling so that I can guarantee protein intake even if I just eat fries all day. It's the worst aspect now that I think of it.

I can only hope that local cuisines develop plant-friendly choices alongside them so that this isn't an issue in the future.

Re:The 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement is no longer viable on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @01:28PM (#50184562)
Do you have any studies to back your claims?
Re:The 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement is no longer viable on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @08:58AM (#50180163)
I hadn't thought of this, just tried in an convection oven and I think I found a new recipe (still needs perfecting). Thanks!
Re:What shall I teach my son? on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @08:55AM (#50180108)
Ah I failed to notice that we were talking about decisions on a company level. Sure, it will devolve into AI vs AI.

> Add to that the tendency of people to take the solution that's easy in the moment, and not the long term best option, and yes, I think a lot of people will outsource their thinking.

Hmm I don't agree with this, many people will want to live instead of longevitymaxxing like Bryan Johnson.

> The world we're heading to seems like a hell.

We agree.

Re:The 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement is no longer viable on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @07:36AM (#50179199)
haha first time I'm called that nice. Might be so. Nevertheless I believe that kind of attitude won't bring change and will sow divisiveness instead of co-operation. Food for thought.
Re:The 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement is no longer viable on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @07:32AM (#50179147)
Yeah we people are so different. Why she started eating meat again, was it part convenience so you could share the same foods?
Re:The 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement is no longer viable on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @07:24AM (#50179065)
I get your point but your comment is why people hate us vegans. Stop it.
Re:The 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement is no longer viable on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @07:12AM (#50178957)
I don't travel by plane, live in a urban center without a car, am vegan and buy everything used. Not all vegans are performative. But that's not the point.

Growing soy crop to feed the animals that are then fed to humans is simply unoptimized, you can just grow soy crop for humans to eat and get rid of magnitudes of pollution. That is a fact.

Re:The 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement is no longer viable on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @07:06AM (#50178908)
You can just pop a pill once a day and not care about those.

Also your sister in law hasn't been well informed - it's a known fact that vegetarian diets have less iron in them, and women especially should take an iron supplement because of menstruation combined with the diet. But it's just one pill.

Re:The 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement is no longer viable on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @07:01AM (#50178871)
I think it's just a matter of adapting, I was a meat eater for 22 years of my life and nowadays can't stand the taste of meat. Tofu tastes awesome when done well.

Buuuut people are different, and I could be an outlier. I just think there's more propaganda to it than people realize, especially currently with fitness influencers boosting meat consumption.

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