> The alternative might be that the original questioner doesn't get an answer, or at least not one with any indicia of reliability That would be preferable to

> The alternative might be that the original questioner doesn't get an answer, or at least not one with any indicia of reliability That would be preferable to AI output on HN. That's the stance that HN and dang have taken, so I'll ask him to chime in in this thread for everyone's benefit. > IMHO, your peremptory condemnation of posting AI-generated answers — when initiated, and vouched for, by knowledgeable humans — is short-sighted. It's not my policy. I'm only going off of what I've seen dang say to others, so interpret that accordingly. > You're of course free to express your opinion by downvoting my comments. I can't downvote comments that are replies to me, yours or anyone else's. You can't either. No one on HN can. The interface doesn't allow it. I didn't flag your comments either for that matter, because I didn't want to derail our discussion, as you can't reply to a comment that is dead. And that's all I'll say on that matter, because: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html > Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading.