Ask HN: Can we please limit the AI news flood?
Over past couple months I noticed that HN feed is almost exclusively AI or AI-adjacent news. Meanwhile the legitimately, broadly-hacker stuff gets left out for the most part. I noticed that because the things I find genuinely interesting that I post here now get zero traction, which is the stuff that I believe would previously be met with some discussion. Note that I don't care that my…
Over the past several months, the Hacker News feed has been dominated by artificial intelligence and AI-related news, pushing aside more general hacking content. The author noticed this shift, as their own posts on genuinely interesting topics have received little engagement, a phenomenon that used to garner discussion in the past.
The author does not seek validation through the number of upvotes, but the lack of traction makes it difficult to gauge community interest in similar topics. Two recent examples illustrate this issue:
1. Lenovo showcased a model utilizing solid-state air cooling technology, which has been available for some time but has recently become production-ready. This innovation enables slim and lightweight designs, potentially allowing for larger battery capacity. The author believes this represents a significant breakthrough: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49580229
2. Brax Industries introduced a modular, open-source wall display device with on-device processing compatible with Home Assistant. The clean design and innovation of this product are highly appreciated by the author: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49643215
The author believes that these types of articles would have garnered more traction on Hacker News a year or two ago. The current situation has made it challenging for the author to find fresh, industry-relevant information on the platform. The author proposes two potential solutions: curating content to provide visibility to diverse articles or introducing simple tagging to allow users to filter out AI-focused news. The comments for this discussion can be found at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49657850.
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