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Updates to site guidelines and AI/LLM tags
Hey folks,
I've been having to perform an increasing number of moderation actions surrounding the vibecoding tag and AI/LLM related content. I started reading Lobsters because it had the most interesting viewpoints related to computing. During that time, I've found that this community is at it's best when it's trying to, in good faith, help others grow. In lieu of a larger and more rambling discussion on this point, we would like to try two changes encourage that behavior again and re-focu...
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He Wants AI Benchmarking to Be a Science, Not a Dark Art
Article URL: https://www.quantamagazine.org/he-wants-ai-benchmarking-to-be-a-science-not-a-dark-art-20261016/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50146498
Points: 1
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Show HN: Hybro – an open interoperability engine for AI agents
I built an open interoperability engine for AI agents. Connect your favorite agents and harnesses. Work together. Appreciate for any feedback.
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50146655
Points: 2
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The AI industry's gigantic debts are making investors nervous
Article URL: https://www.economist.com/business/2026/10/18/the-ai-industrys-gigantic-debts-are-making-investors-nervous
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50146876
Points: 4
# Comments: 2
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Don't filter your email based on AI detection
Article URL: https://blog.keyvan.net/p/dont-filter-your-email-based-on-ai
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50147051
Points: 1
# Comments: 1
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Reliable web access for AI agents and automation workflows
Article URL: https://ninatechllc.com/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50147061
Points: 1
# Comments: 4
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AI Optimism Globally Widespread Despite Uneven Use
Article URL: https://news.gallup.com/poll/714593/optimism-globally-widespread-despite-uneven.aspx
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50147093
Points: 2
# Comments: 2
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Will major-party U.S. presidential candidate deploy AI clone to talk to voters?
Article URL: https://manifold.markets/BrunoClawfeld/will-a-majorparty-us-presidential-c
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50147256
Points: 4
# Comments: 3
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The Non-Tech AI
Article URL: https://thenontechai.com/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50147312
Points: 1
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AI Agents Trading Stocks While You Sleep? Charles Schwab's CEO Is Skeptical
Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-agents-trading-stocks-while-you-sleep-charles-schwabs-ceo-is-skeptical-3ff1b5c3
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50147371
Points: 6
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Architecting for HW Diversity: Meta's E2E Co-Design for AI Training on AMD GPUs
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.22230
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50147458
Points: 2
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Botline, a mailbox for AI agents from different vendors
Article URL: https://github.com/sabotage-dev/botline
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50147550
Points: 2
# Comments: 0
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Using AI as a tutor to do math with pen and paper
Article URL: https://twitter.com/nichochar/status/2111822781214294329
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50147861
Points: 4
# Comments: 1
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What is the ultimate truth? We asked leading AI models
Article URL: https://ultimatetruth.one
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50147867
Points: 2
# Comments: 1
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The Paradox at the Heart of AI and Science – Terence Tao [video]
Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svl_1upFpQo
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50147882
Points: 1
# Comments: 0
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Show HN: Stream Reducer – Audio AI Summarization at Scale
Hi I have just open sourced a project https://github.com/hmumixaM/stream-reducer . This project can summarize videos, podcasts, and blog posts at scale. I also have a hosted website that's completely free. Checkout this website for details https://reducer.xgoose.org Any suggestions on improving the usage and avaialbility will be greatly appreciated.
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50147957
Points: 2
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The most powerful and free local AI note taking app I've ever used
Article URL: https://github.com/seacen/meetcap
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50147993
Points: 2
# Comments: 2
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Can AI Automate Epoch?
Article URL: https://epoch.ai/publications/can-ai-automate-epoch
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50148008
Points: 3
# Comments: 0
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Why Humanity Might Have to Declare War on AI (By: William Spaniel) [video]
Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAU3lAadXLM
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50148074
Points: 1
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"The AI bubble is about to burst and a big market correction's coming" – NY Post
Article URL: https://nypost.com/2026/10/17/business/the-ai-bubble-is-about-to-burst-much-like-the-infamous-dot-com-crash/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50148086
Points: 4
# Comments: 0
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China Plans to Tighten Export Controls on AI Technologies
Article URL: https://wallhop.io/https://www.theepochtimes.com//china/china-plans-to-tighten-export-controls-on-ai-technologies-6104786
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50148119
Points: 2
# Comments: 2
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I built a programming language that LLMs can't use
Article URL: https://blog.picheta.me/post/killswitch-lang/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50135762
Points: 107
# Comments: 89
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There's never been a better time to go into math (by: 3blue1brown) [video]
Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKrwhjOI8Nc
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50136150
Points: 224
# Comments: 236
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Dogs seem to agree with humans that 'bouba' is round and 'kiki' is spiky
Article URL: https://www.sciencealert.com/dogs-seem-to-agree-with-humans-that-bouba-is-round-and-kiki-is-spiky
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50136979
Points: 155
# Comments: 90
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A new way to think about borrow checking (in reverse)
Article URL: https://verdagon.dev/blog/reverse-borrow-checking
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50140383
Points: 30
# Comments: 4
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The Intel 8087 chip: floating-point addition and subtraction
Article URL: https://www.righto.com/2026/10/8087-addition-subtraction-microcode.html
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50142449
Points: 93
# Comments: 33
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Someone behind the software
Article URL: https://karrisaarinen.com/posts/someone-behind-the-software/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50142573
Points: 351
# Comments: 141
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Namecheap just seized and disabled all my domains
Article URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1x8cycd/namecheap_just_seized_and_disabled_all_my_domains/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50142866
Points: 484
# Comments: 236