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willtemperleytoday at 3:01 PM2 repliesview on HN

> "Claude did it" cannot ever be a valid excuse.

I think this an incredibly important point. As soon as we devolve reposnsiblity to computer progams, society cedes control to the algorithm vendors.

Jeff Geerling was called out today for his clickbaity video entitled "Intel just matched Apple Silicon. Seriously.". Jeff's personal response was "I had three YouTube titles, this one got about 2x the watch time as the other two, so I let YT pick it."

Another commenter replied: "You are trying to launder responsibility for a clickbait title to a computer program." I think this exactly nailed the problem.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49223079


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thraway3837today at 5:59 PM

It's funny, I saw that YT video in my feed and instantly was turned off from ever wanting to click on it. I know there is a write up about it, so I'd rather read than watch. Esp knowing what I know now.

slopinthebagtoday at 5:51 PM

What a funny thread. Probably not a great first impression for potential viewers