We appreciate your contributions here, but can you dial back this kind of sentiment in your comments?
> Go build and never speak to a human again, if that's what you want. Reject the humanity you despise
It's a really unfair stereotype to apply to those you're disagreeing with, and I see you do it repeatedly here; characterizing those you disagree with, or the HN community in general, with terms like anti-humanity and anti-human.
Yes I know there's a transhumanist element and an elitist element in Silicon Valley and among AI zealots. But it's not true of everyone or even many people who have big hopes for AI, and it's not a dominant sentiment on HN, or within YC. Most people I see being hopeful about AI are hopeful that it can make things better for humans – better jobs (more pleasant and better paying in real terms), better health/medicine and education that's more accessible to all, etc.
Sure, it's not a given that this will eventuate, and there are plenty of unknowns and plenty of ways in which things could get worse if the wrong decisions are made. Which is exactly why we need to have ongoing, vigorous discussion, which is what we're always trying to cultivate here on HN.
It's fine to express concerns about the real challenges and negative aspects of AI (and tech in general) and the potential for things to get worse. It's good to have that perspective represented.
But, continuing to name or characterize your debating opponents, or the HN/YC/tech community in general as "anti-human" is unfair often-inaccurate. It's a low-substance slur that serves to poison discussions. Enough, please.
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We appreciate your contributions here, but can you dial back this kind of sentiment in your comments?
> Go build and never speak to a human again, if that's what you want. Reject the humanity you despise
It's a really unfair stereotype to apply to those you're disagreeing with, and I see you do it repeatedly here; characterizing those you disagree with, or the HN community in general, with terms like anti-humanity and anti-human.
Yes I know there's a transhumanist element and an elitist element in Silicon Valley and among AI zealots. But it's not true of everyone or even many people who have big hopes for AI, and it's not a dominant sentiment on HN, or within YC. Most people I see being hopeful about AI are hopeful that it can make things better for humans – better jobs (more pleasant and better paying in real terms), better health/medicine and education that's more accessible to all, etc.
Sure, it's not a given that this will eventuate, and there are plenty of unknowns and plenty of ways in which things could get worse if the wrong decisions are made. Which is exactly why we need to have ongoing, vigorous discussion, which is what we're always trying to cultivate here on HN.
It's fine to express concerns about the real challenges and negative aspects of AI (and tech in general) and the potential for things to get worse. It's good to have that perspective represented.
But, continuing to name or characterize your debating opponents, or the HN/YC/tech community in general as "anti-human" is unfair often-inaccurate. It's a low-substance slur that serves to poison discussions. Enough, please.