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So much cynicism and hate in these comments, especially as we are likely witnessing AGI come to life. Its still early, but it might be coming. Where is the exci

So much cynicism and hate in these comments, especially as we are likely witnessing AGI come to life. Its still early, but it might be coming. Where is the excitement? This is an interesting time to be alive. HN has a huge cultural problem that makes this website almost irrelevant. All the interesting takes have moved to X/twitter

bonoboTP 2y ago
HN is and has always been quite negative/pessimistic/cynical in general. That Dropbox comment was quite a long time ago already.
roenxi 2y ago
We're looking at trends that may well obliterate the economic value of a well trained human mind sitting behind a keyboard all day. That is a bit of a threat to most people on HN if the trending continues at the current rate and direction.
rvz 2y ago
> "So much cynicism and hate in these comments, especially as we are likely witnessing AGI come to life. Its still early, but it might be coming. Where is the excitement? This is an interesting time to be alive." Maybe you can define what "AGI" really means and what the end-game and the economic implications are when 'AGI" is some-what achieved? OpenAI somehow believes that they haven't achieved "AGI" yet, which they continue to do this on purpose for obvious reasons. The first hint I will give you is that it certainly won't be a utopia.
layer8 2y ago
“May you live in interesting times” is usually taken as a curse. ;) More seriously, it’s unclear why one should be excited by the prospect of AGI, especially when instrumentalized by corporations and authoritarian governments.
rpcope1 2y ago
> especially as we are likely witnessing AGI come to life Man, I've got a great deal on some oceanfront property in Wyoming for you.
qgin 2y ago
Never underestimate HN's capacity to be cynical about literally everything
dutchbookmaker 2y ago
I would be more excited if it wasn't $200 a month to try. I don't feel like OpenAI does a good job of getting me excited either. Find the perfect snowboard? How can that idea get pitched and make the final cut for a $200 a month service? The NFL kicker example is also completely ridiculous. The business and UX example seems interesting. Would love to see more.
crvdgc 2y ago
AGI aside, sometimes HN critics/cynicism indeed points out the exact reason why something wouldn't work and is vindicated after the fact, e.g. Apple Vision Pro. I guess it's just hard to predict the future and for me, it's interesting to listen to even pure contrarians.

bonoboTP 2y ago

HN is and has always been quite negative/pessimistic/cynical in general. That Dropbox comment was quite a long time ago already.

roenxi 2y ago

We're looking at trends that may well obliterate the economic value of a well trained human mind sitting behind a keyboard all day. That is a bit of a threat to most people on HN if the trending continues at the current rate and direction.

rvz 2y ago

> "So much cynicism and hate in these comments, especially as we are likely witnessing AGI come to life. Its still early, but it might be coming. Where is the excitement? This is an interesting time to be alive." Maybe you can define what "AGI" really means and what the end-game and the economic implications are when 'AGI" is some-what achieved? OpenAI somehow believes that they haven't achieved "AGI" yet, which they continue to do this on purpose for obvious reasons. The first hint I will give you is that it certainly won't be a utopia.

layer8 2y ago

“May you live in interesting times” is usually taken as a curse. ;) More seriously, it’s unclear why one should be excited by the prospect of AGI, especially when instrumentalized by corporations and authoritarian governments.

rpcope1 2y ago

> especially as we are likely witnessing AGI come to life Man, I've got a great deal on some oceanfront property in Wyoming for you.

qgin 2y ago

Never underestimate HN's capacity to be cynical about literally everything

dutchbookmaker 2y ago

I would be more excited if it wasn't $200 a month to try. I don't feel like OpenAI does a good job of getting me excited either. Find the perfect snowboard? How can that idea get pitched and make the final cut for a $200 a month service? The NFL kicker example is also completely ridiculous. The business and UX example seems interesting. Would love to see more.

crvdgc 2y ago

AGI aside, sometimes HN critics/cynicism indeed points out the exact reason why something wouldn't work and is vindicated after the fact, e.g. Apple Vision Pro. I guess it's just hard to predict the future and for me, it's interesting to listen to even pure contrarians.