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antonvs • today at 5:47 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

It’s ideological in that it’s generally used by people that are anti-AI, or are trying to call out some perceived problem with AI.

In my experience, as I alluded to, it’s not commonly used by people who are thinking seriously for themselves about the benefits, risks, and consequences of AI and the economic activity surrounding it.


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nostrebored • today at 9:53 PM

I literally run an AI startup; we all talk about the clankers and have for more than a year

mbeex • today at 6:04 PM

> It’s ideological in that it’s generally used by people that are anti-AI

It's much more nuanced, after all. Example:

https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/5/26/clankers/

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