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willguesttoday at 2:35 PM2 repliesview on HN

I really love it when people put spirit into a piece of writing that, thanks to an algorithm (that's another name for AI, by the way) suggests it to me on HN.

I am pleased that I can share musical discoveries with friends that were recommended by an AI, or make them laugh with some absurd image that fell out of Dall-E.

I am happy that, with the help of an AI, i can make a news reader that is full of bright patterns, instead of dark ones, that i can share with my friends so that their standard of life is ever-so-slightly better.

Reducing the commentary to "tool bad" is lazy, even when beautifully phrased


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jamwiltoday at 2:44 PM

The author’s point was more nuanced than ‘tool bad’.

CivBasetoday at 2:45 PM

> thanks to an algorithm (that's another name for AI, by the way) suggests it to me on HN.

It's a pretty big stretch to liken a ranking algorithm based entirely on direct, intentional human inputs to what most people understand to be "AI".