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by midzer 300 days ago
And when you critizise AI you get downvotes. Non-AI posts rarely get any upvotes.

Sad times...

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I see one of your other comments someone says something reasonable about AI you you reply "keep your head on a swivel". It's not in line with HN guidelines really.

>Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes. Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive,...

Just to make sure, which part of HN are you looking at? Because at least what I managed to count at this very moment on the front page (page 1), there are 24 non-AI and non-LLM related topics out of 30. Is that rare?
It’s the weekend, just wait until Monday and you will see at least 50% of the front page is AI-domain related content until Friday afternoon.
More like one third when it's peak, one quarter on a quieter day.
I’ve seen over 1/3 at a count of 13 last week when I wondered the same question in the article title.
I get the gist, but I waited for a day to check it again: 6 / 29 today (+ 1 hiring ad). A bit more, but still not 50% :D
Not my experience. Whenever I voice my view, which is that ChatGPT is way more engaging and accurate than the average specimen of the homo sapiens class (these are a funny, primitive species of carbon-based turing machine evolved in some galaxy somewhere), I get downvoted
I have been writing quite a few comments against AI and they are all more upvoted than downvoted.
Ironic you think that. Usually saying anything positive about AI gets you downvotes, and critics are upvoted. People even post and upvote articles from Gary Marcus and Ed Newton-Rex without a hint of jest.
In my experience, people who lead with "I got censored for just sharing a dissenting opinion" are not very reliable narrators of their experiences, to put it gently. Very much depends of course, which is extra annoying, but it does unfortunately make even more sense.