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0 pointsputzdown5h ago0 comments

You know, anyone can say things. Rants are cheap. What we need, though, is critical thinking. Not just, “Look, three stars are in alignment; it’s the constellation Triangulum.” This article expresses many opinions. It draws lines between stars. But many other lines could be drawn. Maybe we should believe this analysis because it sounds passionate? “He uses cuss words! He must be invested! He talks about CEOs! He must be an insider!” No. Anyone can point out obvious, insignificant data and rant about it. We need facts and logical arguments, not rants. Less of this.

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AIorNot5h ago

Ughh..Lets put people, humans, front and center again -I'm in the AI space too but when it comes to content and insight we need to be human focused and not machine driven. Especially opinion and insight pieces.

The author is this guy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/biltahir/

Bilal is not a writer he is a developer and founder. he founded a two person startup to use AI to produce podcasts. He calls himself a 'Product Engineer' which just means he is using claude and AI to develop..

The article he wrote has all the hallmarks of a lot of AI hyperbole and style. The author has some education in economics but no indication of any writing ability. so who knows what his real writing style is. I too can generate a similar article with Claude in about 30 seconds. Does that need to be read on top of HN too?

e.g this use of AI of the word 'line' is sooo annoying: The "they just overhired during COVID and are self correcting" line was the dominant"

So this ai article about ai is out there.. its out there influencing us even though it is largely speculation, hype and AI-content. The site he has is all AI written (which I am not opposed to but Bilal never worked at Meta, he never spoke with anyone in senior leadership.. So this is an opinion piece driven by AI influencer..that reaches the top of HN

Ok so what about its content here is the points he made (who knows how many he really thought of or that Claude created)

1. AI layoffs structural, not cyclical—"measurers" (middle management, finance, legal) hit hardest Only producers/sellers and top leadership safe; the coordinating middle gets cut (WHO knows if this is correct?)

2. Founder-led firms cut first—board trust buys 12–24 month head start (Everyone is laying off, economy sucks, AI Cap expenditure and uncertianty..)

3. "10x engineer" becomes "1000x"; token data makes leverage brutally measurable (not right now..yes for quickly built MVPs hardly as fast -1000x is just hyperbole)

4. Inequality explodes—first trillionaire soon, many to follow (Pure speculation) 5. 2028 political backlash predicted: anti-elite, anti-AI populism, plus xenophobia (sure maybe)

5. Regulation may cost U.S. the race vs. China (hype driven influencer speil - AI is barely speeding up as fast as VC Bros are predicting)

hansmayer5h ago

It's typical AI slop - a lot of points, dense text, no clear direction or structure and despite his obvious efforts in editing, just bloody un-readable.

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