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The annoying thing about this drama is the predominant take has been "AI is bad" rather than "a startup using AI for intentionally net negative outcomes is bad"
by minimaxir 10mo ago
The annoying thing about this drama is the predominant take has been "AI is bad" rather than "a startup using AI for intentionally net negative outcomes is bad".
Startups like these have been sending unsolicited emails like this since the 2010's, before char-rnns. Solely blaming AI for enabling that behavior implicitly gives the growth hacking shenanigans a pass.
- cimi_ 10mo agoI read Rob’s message as against the AI industry, triggered by this email - it is ‘AI is bad’. This startup didn’t spend the trillions he’s referencing.
- minimaxir 10mo agoCorrect. I'm more referring to the secondary discussions on HN/Bluesky which have trended the same lines as usual instead of highlighting the unique actions of Sage as Simon did.
- reed1234 10mo agoAnd it gives them more eyes than they hoped for by “going nuclear.”
- loeg 10mo agoA 501(c)(3) isn't a startup. The behavior is still bad, obviously.