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Ask HN: If AI didn't exist, what would you be building today?

A Hacker News user asked what people would build if AI didn't exist, sparking discussion about non-AI-focused projects. One commenter said they would still build games, but at a slower pace.

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Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login Ask HN: If AI didn't exist, what would you be building today? 2 points by akashwadhwani35 18 minutes ago | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment Feels like every idea now has “AI” stapled onto it. Curious what people would focus on if that wasn’t an option, what problems would actually be worth solving? help blinkbat 14 minutes ago [–] Same as now, games, but slower. reply Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact Search:

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news.ycombinator.com — original article Hacker News Thread on OpenAI’s ‘Apple Is Getting This Wrong’ Post Ask HN: When do you choose RAG over Fine-Tuning? Ask HN: Anyone interested in building a harness-only benchmark?
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