[stck]

LLM agent is the new browser.

We had internet before we had browsers, then the browser took over as the main method of consuming the internet. It has a lot of problems and e.g. mobile apps are trying to fill the void, but they have their own problems. Next stage is the personal assistant agent, which will be the single entry point to the internet.

[jcattle]

So when will you stop visiting HN?

[le-mark]

HN blocks AI or otherwise alters the data. I tried summarizing a thread last week and Claude reported it only got a handful of entries. I saved the page as a pdf and Claude was able to process it.

Real human discussions will be gold going forward. HN should be paying us actually.

[stck]

Probably after the Algorithm adds its own custom tailored preference weighing to the HN submissions and meaningfully summarizes the discussion.

[Mordisquitos]

That's an insightful prediction! Agentic LLMs won't only replace the browser, they will also optimize and enhance the content that you should consume. Would you like us to go deeper into how human comments and conversations on HN submissions will also become obsolete thanks to AI?

[jcattle]

And then you will dictate your predictions on the future of the internet which your agent will flesh out into a comment?

But I would guess that the agents would already know their handlers well enough to answer for them.

Which will then get summarized for others by their agents.