On that thought you got to ask yourself why almost every thread has 200+, some even 500+ comments now. Definitely wasn't like this a few months ago
replyThis "AI" mind virus has spread.
replySomeone should analyze this and share results. The data should be there
replyOh boy i suspected it's already happening. If dang and YC don't provide good guardrails against ai slop, this community will soon die.
replyGenerate hot fart to rattle HN.
replyExactly, I'm not going to waste my time reading this AI generating post that's basically promoting itself.
replyWhat I really wonder, is who the heck is upvoting this slop on hackernews?
I did because I want to see a critical discussion around it. I'm still trying to figure out if there's any substance to OpenClaw, and hyperbolic claims like this is a great way to separate the wheat from the chaff. It's like Cunningham's Law.
replyIt only has 11 points. It just got caught in the algorithm. That's all.
replyBut I see these kinds of post every day on HN with hundreds of upvotes. And it's a thousand times worse on Reddit.
replyThe hundreds of billions of dollars in investment probably have something to do with it. Many wealthy/powerful people are playing for hegemonic control of a decent chunk of the US economy. The entire GDP increase for the US last year was due to AI and by extension data centers. So not only the AI execs, but every single capitalist in the US whose wealth depends on line going every up year. Which is, like, all of them. In the wealthiest country on the planet.
replySo many wealthy players invested the outcome, and the technology for astroturfing (LLMs) can ironically be used to boost itself and further its own development
I was thinking the exact same thing earlier today. I think you're right. They have so much at stake, infinite money and the perfect technology to do it.
replyAnother good example, from yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46860845
replyArticles like these should be flagged, and typically would be, but they sometimes appear mysteriously flag-proof.