alt.hn

6/2/2026 at 10:46:06 PM

AI enthusiasts are in race against time, AI skeptics are in race against entropy

 https://charitydotwtf.substack.com/p/ai-enthusiasts-are-in-a-race-against

by wapasta

6/3/2026 at 3:42:05 AM

This article seems poorly written, with a high noise-to-signal ratio, but...

> “What would it take for you to feel comfortable shipping code to production without reading it?”

> Better evals? Better tests? Better feature flags, guardrails, observability? Work on decoupling dependencies and reducing blast radius? Start with something small and out of the critical path?

All of the above, along with formal methods and verification, with all stages of both code and specification manually and carefully vetted by trusted human experts.

by musicale

6/2/2026 at 11:36:18 PM

"teams that sit this out while competitors are hustling could be out of business before the dust settles. That’s a real, existential threat."

I would like to see proof of this. Why is it assumed that first to market is all that survives? If this were true there'd be no Apple Computer. Don't let those who want your money bully you into giving it to them.

I predict that companies that have become too dependent on AI workflows will be the ones going out of business when token or request costs rise to fill the gaps left by dwindling investment. At some point ROI will be expected.

by gibbitz

6/3/2026 at 12:40:51 AM

thats just FOMO; basically "lick the boot before its on your neck" or "escape the permanent underclass" ; americans have basicaly rewarded billionaires with pope type reverance and now capitalism and invisible hand are all that matters.

by cyanydeez

6/3/2026 at 3:39:02 AM

How will licking the boot now prevent it from coming down upon your neck later?

by musicale