Imagine *2001: A Space Odyssey* with Meta's "Jolly" avatar as HAL instead of a b...

sublinear · 2026-09-30T05:04:58

Is it?

Every time I think of any attempt to make something "cute" into something "dangerous", I can't take any of it seriously.

I'm reminded of mid-2000s clichés promoted by the edgelords of the time, and that was the peak edgelord era of all time.

jacquesm · 2026-09-30T00:13:18

That has a real horror movie vibe in the exact way that 2001 didn't.

esseph · 2026-09-30T07:46:52

Did Claude write this?

jacquesm · 2026-09-30T09:09:11

Wtf kind of comment is that? Should I respond with 'you must be new here?'

esseph · 2026-09-30T11:26:26

1. There are accounts on here that have LLMs responding for them.

2. The sentence is the exact type of structure a LLM writes :/ It's unfortunate.

derefr · 2026-10-01T07:22:17

Presuming you are new-enough here that you didn't realize that jacquesm has been posting on HN for a very, very long time: did you consider clicking on the GP's profile link to answer your own question?

esseph · 2026-10-01T16:45:04

I have seen accounts on here registered 10+ yr that now have LLMs responding for them. And a lot of users on here with accounts that are months to years old? Often not their first account, they may use several to respond with or to try and break up their digital footprint.

panarky · 2026-09-30T19:41:43

The second most boring type of HN comment is the accusation of LLM ghostwriting.

And the most boring comment is the one noting how boring it is to keep making these accusations.

mattoxic · 2026-09-30T03:54:51

Darkstar did have a vicious but cute beach ball

zh3 · 2026-09-30T07:59:05

"How was I supposed to know it was full of air?" :)