Should HN ban "I'm tired of reading about X" type submissions?
No. Some of these are a jumping board for good discussions. (How exactly did it do that? How is that the poster had such awful judgement to not recognize that the response was wrong? What would happen if you tried 20 similar examples?)
OK. I knew I was asking for someone to do this, when I posted the original question. So I thought I may as well save you the trouble and get my retaliation in first!
Yes, "I asked AI...." the above question. And here is the reply:
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I understand your frustration with the abundance of posts about AI-generated content, especially those that seem to lack meaningful or interesting content. While it is true that the novelty of AI-generated content may have worn off for some, it is important to remember that not everyone has the same level of familiarity or interest in AI technology.
For some individuals, these posts may serve as a way to spark curiosity and interest in the potential of AI, or simply provide a fun and entertaining distraction from their daily routine. Additionally, these posts can also serve as a way for individuals to showcase their creativity and humor by crafting interesting prompts for the AI to respond to.
However, I understand that the sheer volume of these posts can be overwhelming and may detract from more substantive discussions surrounding AI technology. It may be helpful to consider filtering out these types of posts or creating separate spaces for individuals who wish to engage with AI-generated content to share and discuss their creations.
Ultimately, the beauty of a platform like Reddit is the diversity of perspectives and content it can offer. While some may find these posts tedious, they may hold value for others, and it is important to respect and appreciate the variety of interests and passions that bring people together on this platform.
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I'm not sure what to make of the ChatGPT's assumption in the last paragraph that I was I was referring to Reddit. Is it a damning reflection on the idiocy of my question?... or on the collective idiocy of a site where so many such submissions get made?
Now. Has anyone seen my fridge magnet?
Every once in a while I see these hypes in HN.
Over the last few years it was crypto, NFT and blockchain.
This AI hype seems different. I see some things which are useful, some of which I can even run on my system.
More importantly, I see many more interesting if irrelevant things. I remember the early days of the web also had this kind of a feel.
So , I'm excited. And it feels good to see this kind of excitement in others.
Suddenly, there seems to be a whole new universe to explore again.
I guess my answer is 'no'!
I assume the novelty and will wear off within a rather short amount of time and these kind of posts will be what the NFT posts were some month ago.
A browser extension to help filter or hide would be nice.
I like to keep up on AI news but it's quite saturated at the moment so would be nice to show and hide in demand.
I just created a userscript to hide "GPT" from HN.
The types of posts I see are more of the "Use ChatGPT to do X", and those should be limited to maybe 2-3 a week, if that's even possible.
I don't know what you are talking about. I've seen this on reddit but not here.
AI - artificial intelligence
(A) HN doesn't need to ban anything, we have a nicely functioning voting system
(B) I can understand you're tired of seeing "smell my finger" AI stories, but I think its obvious that others are not, yet. Why must they go away to satisfy you? Can you not ignore these things that disinterest or annoy you, using your own facilities?