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> it's not just about saving costs – it's about saving the planet. I have joined OpenAI to work on this challenge directly. I couldn't go on reading.

throwa356262 8mo ago
Reminds me of the TechCrunch episode of Silicon Valley TV show. Everyone was there to make the big buck but all collectively pretended they were doing their work for the good of humankind. This guy and Rob Pike should have a talk.
- heeton 8mo ago
  That episode, and this Gavin quote, encapsulate the attitude perfectly. “I don't want to live in a world where someone makes the world a better place, better than we do.”
- pelagicAustral 8mo ago
  "Making the world a better place by constructing elegant hierarchies for maximum code reuse and extensibility" Beautiful satire in that show. I'm still throwing my own version of this quote every now and again at the office.
- everybodyknows 8mo ago
  Why Rob Pike in particular? Most stuff I've read from him was nuts-and-bolts technical.
  - georgemcbay 8mo ago
    I assume the Rob Pike mention was in reference to this: https://skyview.social/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbsky.app%2Fprofile%2Frobpike.io%2Fpost%2F3matwg6w3ic2s&viewtype=tree https://skyview.social/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbsky.app%2Fprofile... He apparently isn't the biggest fan of AI.
allovertheworld 8mo ago
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moomoo11 8mo ago
I meet people like this irl. I block them.
- H8crilA 8mo ago
  Do you think some of them are honestly like that? I can never quite figure out how many levels of irony^H^H^H delusion there are. Spoken as a person that would totally have his job, but just because it most certainly pays plenty and is likely fun to do.
  - moomoo11 8mo ago
    People who use AI to write stuff meant to be read by people is L. Idc if it’s a text message or some low stakes shit. Or marketing spam even because I get it. But this is where I draw the line.
bspammer 8mo ago
Plenty of other hints too > Do anything, do it at scale, and do it today > It's not just GPUs, it's everything. > I'm not the first, I'm just the latest.
unfunco 8mo ago
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buran77 8mo ago
I'm fine with people never justifying their personal choices. It's their business. But if they do bother to justify it then it's a show they put on for me. And reading this kind of explanation is like the show runner takes me for a fool. The net result is that I lose all respect for the person. Unless they put on a show for themselves and that's who they try to fool. Probably why nobody mentions money in these shows. They're self motivational.
wscott 8mo ago
That is normal on his blog. He is a brand that he has developed over many years, and he is constantly promoting that brand. Yes, he has done a lot of good work in the past, but he has put as much effort into self-promotion and landed a series of interesting and well-paying gigs. I can't blame him for that. It just makes me tired to watch.
- jsnell 8mo ago
  What the OP was pointing out is two typical tells for lazy ChatGPT-generated text, right in the intro. (The m-dash, "it's not just X, it's Y"). Of course that kind of heuristic can have false positives, and not every accusation of AI-written content on HN is correct. But given how much stuff Gregg has written over the years, it's easy to spot-check a few previous posts. This clearly isn't his normal style of writing. Once we know this blog was generated by a chatbot, why would the reader care about any of it? Was there a Mia, or did the prompt ask for a humanizing anecdote? Basically, show us the prompt rather than the slop.
Phelinofist 8mo ago
Agree, that statement sounds a bit like gaslighting yourself
robotpepi 8mo ago
me neither. are all these self declared fans commenting here real? I hope they're bots.

throwa356262 8mo ago

Reminds me of the TechCrunch episode of Silicon Valley TV show. Everyone was there to make the big buck but all collectively pretended they were doing their work for the good of humankind. This guy and Rob Pike should have a talk.

heeton 8mo ago
That episode, and this Gavin quote, encapsulate the attitude perfectly. “I don't want to live in a world where someone makes the world a better place, better than we do.”
pelagicAustral 8mo ago
"Making the world a better place by constructing elegant hierarchies for maximum code reuse and extensibility" Beautiful satire in that show. I'm still throwing my own version of this quote every now and again at the office.
everybodyknows 8mo ago
Why Rob Pike in particular? Most stuff I've read from him was nuts-and-bolts technical.
- georgemcbay 8mo ago
  I assume the Rob Pike mention was in reference to this: https://skyview.social/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbsky.app%2Fprofile%2Frobpike.io%2Fpost%2F3matwg6w3ic2s&viewtype=tree https://skyview.social/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbsky.app%2Fprofile... He apparently isn't the biggest fan of AI.

allovertheworld 8mo ago

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moomoo11 8mo ago

I meet people like this irl. I block them.

H8crilA 8mo ago
Do you think some of them are honestly like that? I can never quite figure out how many levels of irony^H^H^H delusion there are. Spoken as a person that would totally have his job, but just because it most certainly pays plenty and is likely fun to do.
- moomoo11 8mo ago
  People who use AI to write stuff meant to be read by people is L. Idc if it’s a text message or some low stakes shit. Or marketing spam even because I get it. But this is where I draw the line.

bspammer 8mo ago

Plenty of other hints too > Do anything, do it at scale, and do it today > It's not just GPUs, it's everything. > I'm not the first, I'm just the latest.

unfunco 8mo ago

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buran77 8mo ago

I'm fine with people never justifying their personal choices. It's their business. But if they do bother to justify it then it's a show they put on for me. And reading this kind of explanation is like the show runner takes me for a fool. The net result is that I lose all respect for the person. Unless they put on a show for themselves and that's who they try to fool. Probably why nobody mentions money in these shows. They're self motivational.

wscott 8mo ago

That is normal on his blog. He is a brand that he has developed over many years, and he is constantly promoting that brand. Yes, he has done a lot of good work in the past, but he has put as much effort into self-promotion and landed a series of interesting and well-paying gigs. I can't blame him for that. It just makes me tired to watch.

jsnell 8mo ago
What the OP was pointing out is two typical tells for lazy ChatGPT-generated text, right in the intro. (The m-dash, "it's not just X, it's Y"). Of course that kind of heuristic can have false positives, and not every accusation of AI-written content on HN is correct. But given how much stuff Gregg has written over the years, it's easy to spot-check a few previous posts. This clearly isn't his normal style of writing. Once we know this blog was generated by a chatbot, why would the reader care about any of it? Was there a Mia, or did the prompt ask for a humanizing anecdote? Basically, show us the prompt rather than the slop.

Phelinofist 8mo ago

Agree, that statement sounds a bit like gaslighting yourself

robotpepi 8mo ago

me neither. are all these self declared fans commenting here real? I hope they're bots.