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0 pointsSimianSci1d ago0 comments

There is an obvious shift in sentiment amongst users, at least here in the US. I feel it myself, even as a proponent of AI tools, the bloviating and language that these companies use in these release articles are starting to wear thin on my patience.

Its possible we might just be witnessing a shift in fashion, where this type of sentimentality was more acceptable when it was novel and new, but now it just appears out of touch.

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nba456_1d ago

I don't agree at all for these coding models. Even the most anti-AI people from last year seem to be giving in to using them.

zuzululu14h ago

I am noticing a shift here too, those that were its biggest critics have gotten more silent, I guess they do have some small amount of self awareness and shame left, which is always a good thing.

zamadatix1d ago

I think there is an exception for tooling around the models/integrating the models with tooling. That seems to have been very well received in this last year.

timbaboon1d ago

My take from going through comments on HN is that many people are being mandated to use them, not that they are just giving in. Maybe I'm misreading, but that was my impression.

perching_aix1d ago

Both can be true, even for the same person.

For example, it's being pushed pretty hard where I'm at, though not quite on the tokenmaxxer level. I started skipping related meetings cause it was nauseating. I can only tolerate so many platitudes.

At the same time, I just used the ever living snot out of Opus 4.6 for hours, grinning like an idiot throughout. Automated a whole bunch of enterprise cross-system drudgery away.

Fairly constant over time as well. Expressed a similar sentiment not too long ago here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48154277

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datakan1d ago

Watch Christopher Olah bloviate at the Vatican during the Magnifica Humanatis launch. It's truly nauseating. I've never seen such a ridiculous speech in my life. Between him and the CEO, I'm starting to understand the level of arrogance these people are capable of.

solenoid093717h ago

Literally nothing in his speech was controversial though.

datakan7h ago

Strongly disagree. He sat in front of a room full of Archbishops and told them, straight faced, that the worlds about to have mass layoffs and starvation and that the Church should feel responsible for doing something about it. The guy's a complete sociopath.

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nba456_1d ago

I don't agree at all for these coding models. Even the most anti-AI people from last year seem to be giving in to using them.

zuzululu14h ago

I am noticing a shift here too, those that were its biggest critics have gotten more silent, I guess they do have some small amount of self awareness and shame left, which is always a good thing.

zamadatix1d ago

I think there is an exception for tooling around the models/integrating the models with tooling. That seems to have been very well received in this last year.

timbaboon1d ago

My take from going through comments on HN is that many people are being mandated to use them, not that they are just giving in. Maybe I'm misreading, but that was my impression.

perching_aix1d ago

Both can be true, even for the same person.

At the same time, I just used the ever living snot out of Opus 4.6 for hours, grinning like an idiot throughout. Automated a whole bunch of enterprise cross-system drudgery away.

Fairly constant over time as well. Expressed a similar sentiment not too long ago here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48154277

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datakan1d ago

solenoid093717h ago

Literally nothing in his speech was controversial though.

datakan7h ago

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