Comment by flexagoon
1 month ago
There's also https://unslop.news, which removes just the posts about AI, rather than all posts that mention it at all
1 month ago
There's also https://unslop.news, which removes just the posts about AI, rather than all posts that mention it at all
OK, this is cool, actually! Thanks!
It cannot be a long-term solution, though. Most people don't use them and if HN continues to be AI-foremost, many will simply stop coming here to post other interesting, non-AI stuff. A vicious circle.
theres also
https://sprinklz.io/public/pdwt4dve5uai
which additionally lets you add and modify custom filters
I am inclusive in that sense and enjoy both AI and non-AI content, and will post both.
I'm curious where people would go to as an alternative. I like looking at lobste.rs for non-AI stuff, but to post there you need to be invited by an existing member so it's not a perfect alternative.
The fediverse. Mastodon or Lemmy are viable alternatives if you curate well enough.
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tildes.net is also great, though it's not just for tech stuff
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> if HN continues
The NN revolution which started 15 years ago cannot be understated - if anything, some areas are not progressing as fast as they should and some of us are nervously waiting.
Have you actually multiplied the weight of submissions in your mental model by how consequential each one is?
Because we are still submitting even more idle "intellectual curiosities" - but these are in no way "times of static peace and ordinary administration".
What does the "NN" in "NN revolution" mean?
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Frigging snipers.
"92 of 179 articles survived the filter". So about half of the posts are about AI now, more than I expected.
I made the website, and I wish I had tracked the stats from day one. I've seen it hit closer 75% on some days, though
Potentially more. Example, the data center articles don't match the AI filter, but they are certainly AI driven.
Thank you for plugging my site :)
Thank you from the bottom of our organic hearts!
Thanks for making it! Saw it on FMHY and have been using it since then
Thank you so much! Is there any plan to support news subscription? Like rss feed or mailbrew.
"Ironically, this project was built with AI coding and uses AI to filter out articles about AI. Go figure."
Well it is the best way to do a 'fuzzy' filter like that. Rather than trying frantically to chase keywords.
I don't think anyone considers AI to be something useless. It sure has its uses, I use it a lot to help with research. But it is sometimes shoehorned into things it doesn't belong, or its capabilities overblown for marketing. I think that's what people object to.
This is where I’m at. I find AI to be useful but there’s a tendency for it to suck the oxygen out of the room. Other things still matter.
Edit: I'll also note that while its nice to see real novel AI news I find a lot of it is extremely marginal value. I mentally associate most discussion with debating what color of marker to use when marking the edge of your CDs to improve the sound.
That and the sheer volume drowns out everything else.
The S/N ratio entirely depends on whether you care about AI and I don't not really.
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In the old days we had this thing called a redaction. It was like a dungeon master vs playing the same hardcoded level again and again. Had one suggested automating it back then even the greatest optimist wouldn't see how you replace [say] Stephen King with a calculator but here we are - true believers.
An AI slop to filter out AI slops -- the pinnacle of AI.
Sadly this would not end just as a joke. We'll be doing this forever from now on.
Humans becoming the adversarial network to the AI is indeed a Black Mirror episode worthy outcome.