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The force-feeding of AI features on an unwilling public

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451 points imartin2k | 2 comments | 06 Jul 25 06:19 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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doug_durham ◴[06 Jul 25 07:50 UTC] No.44478690[source]▶
Why do people who attempt to critique AI lean on the "no one wants this, everyone hates this" instead of just making their point. If your arguments are strong you don't need to wrap them in false statistics.
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otabdeveloper4 ◴[06 Jul 25 07:55 UTC] No.44478705[source]▶
> no one wants this, everyone hates this

Is not false statistics. "Nobody wanted or asked for this" is literally true.

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jstanley ◴[06 Jul 25 07:59 UTC] No.44478718[source]▶
Proof by counterexample: I want this.
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phito ◴[06 Jul 25 08:09 UTC] No.44478771[source]▶
You probably want the version of it they sold you in the advertising. Or are you actually happy with the slop they're currently shipping?
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jstanley ◴[06 Jul 25 08:22 UTC] No.44478838[source]▶
Yes, I use Cursor every day. It has changed my life.
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1. stevedonovan ◴[06 Jul 25 09:03 UTC] No.44479026[source]▶
But this is one thing that Gen AI is genuinely good at, constructing computer programs under close human supervision. It's also the most profitable (but not enough to justify valuations) Also, it may be a big thing here but its pretty niche in the larger scheme of things

The article is about it encroaching in the domain of human communications. Mass adoption is the only way to justify the incredible financial promises.

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2. kasey_junk ◴[06 Jul 25 11:44 UTC] No.44479859[source]▶
I use Claude at least weekly to help write documents for me. And I’m a good writer, who spent a lot of time and energy getting that way. I have a friend who is a terrible writer who I do proofreading for. He uses chatgpt and it’s made a world of difference for him in getting things accomplished and communicating what he wants.

I think there are lots of valid arguments against llm usage, but it’s extremely tiring to here how it’s not useful when I get so much use out of it.