> Users don’t care whether the code was written by AI or by hand That's true, but they care deeply about the consequences of that: > ab...
> Users don’t care whether the code was written by AI or by hand That's true, but they care deeply about the consequences of that: > about how AI “writes bad code,” “introduces bugs,” “creates technical debt,” or something along those lines. So whomever your strawman is, they got a point. Note that I'm "anti-ai", I use it a fair bit and even received the trendy email asking me to watch out how much I spend in it cause it's expensive. I'm also not delusioned into believing the "it's 10x faster" and "code doesn't matter anymore" marketing. If the thing fails it's my name on the git blame and my number they call at night so I'll review that code thank you very much. I feel like past the wow effect it's pretty easy to see the seams and the limits, even on "frontier" (god do I hate that term) models, and nothing replaces human skill for now if you're working on something with any significance. Dang sums it all, I dont perceive hn as being pro or against AI, it's a mix, but if you're polarized, whatever "side you're on" you'll feel the other side is over represented.
Posted by charles_f on Jun 6, 2026, 5:17 AM
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I got tired of the price hikes of the ad free netflix and finally canceled.
>This is pathological.
1) No, but the tracking needed for targeted ads is also behind a consent wall.
The attention economy is real, your eyes have value that is surprisingly high, and buying out that attention so you can have a pure you-c...
> Users don’t care whether the code was written by AI or by hand That's true, but they care deeply about the consequences of that: > ab...
There's a part of the tech industry that uses what I would call dark influencer techniques.
Author here.
You can either have AI be honest or AI become a marketing tool.
> Users don’t care whether the code was written by AI or by hand That's true, but they care deeply about the consequences of that: > ab...
> Users don’t care whether the code was written by AI or by hand That's true, but they care deeply about the consequences of that: > about how AI “writes bad code,” “introduces bugs,” “creates technical debt,” or something along those lines. So whomever your strawman is, they got a point. Note that I'm "anti-ai", I use it a fair bit and even received the trendy email asking me to watch out how much I spend in it cause it's expensive. I'm also not delusioned into believing the "it's 10x faster" and "code doesn't matter anymore" marketing. If the thing fails it's my name on the git blame and my number they call at night so I'll review that code thank you very much. I feel like past the wow effect it's pretty easy to see the seams and the limits, even on "frontier" (god do I hate that term) models, and nothing replaces human skill for now if you're working on something with any significance. Dang sums it all, I dont perceive hn as being pro or against AI, it's a mix, but if you're polarized, whatever "side you're on" you'll feel the other side is over represented.
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