"AI models are extremely bad at original thinking, so any thinking that is offloaded to a LLM is as a result usually not very original, even if they're very good at treating your inputs to the discussion as amazing genius level insights."
"The cool part about pre-AI show HN is you got to talk to someone who had thought about a problem for way longer than you had. It was a real opportunity to learn something new, to get an entirely different perspective."
"While part of this phenomenon is likely just an upswing of people who don't usually do programming that get swept up in the fun of building a product, I want to build an argument that it's much worse than that."
"Original ideas are the result of the very work you're offloading on LLMs. Having humans in the loop doesn’t solve the problem of originality."
AI-aided development is perceived to result in a decline in the quality of projects submitted to platforms like Show HN. Many submissions lack depth and original thought, leading to less engaging discussions. The excitement of pre-AI submissions stemmed from interactions with creators who had deeply considered their projects. The influx of less experienced programmers, drawn by AI tools, contributes to a culture of mediocrity. Original ideas are often stifled when reliance on AI models replaces critical human thinking.
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