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I was thinking of making an alternative frontend to HN with GenAI stuff filtered out — using GenAI to do it, obviously (both build it and use it to filter thing
by necovek 5mo ago
I was thinking of making an alternative frontend to HN with GenAI stuff filtered out — using GenAI to do it, obviously (both build it and use it to filter things).
But mostly as a social experiment to test how fed up are people with AI-in-our-face ;)
This is what my sentiment is: there is genuinely useful stuff, but it really overwhelmes anything else and it's hard to find non-AI valuable stuff on the frontpage these days.
- blenderob 5mo agoThank you. It is good to know that I am not the only one feeling this way.
- Imustaskforhelp 5mo agoFun fact but I suggested it by making a Ask HN post about it nearly 2 years ago at this point: Ask HN: Are you interested in a Hacker News alternative which doesnt focus on AI:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41789661 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41789661 (oct 9,2024) I for one would be interested if you do end up making one. Some people have ended up making Ublock origin blocklists which block any post which mentions AI iirc.
- necovek 5mo agoI am not surprised others had a similar idea well before me: I'd just keep it as a "lens" into HN, and not a new thing. As always, it's all about execution: we just need someone to do it.
- Imustaskforhelp 5mo ago> As always, it's all about execution: we just need someone to do it. Agreed.
- linkdd 5mo agoI do apprehend this kind of ideas. It would make it easier for models to be trained to bypass that filter, making it even harder for humans to detect slop.
- necovek 5mo agoThis is not about detecting AI generated content but detecting HN posts which mention/discuss AI.