Ask HN: Can we please limit the AI news flood?
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A user asks YC to limit AI news on HN so other topics get visibility.
The poster notes that HN's feed is almost exclusively AI or AI-adjacent news, drowning out other technically interesting content. They give two examples that got no traction: Lenovo's solid-state air cooling model and Brax Industries' open-source smart display. The poster suggests YC curate content or introduce tagging to filter AI, arguing HN no longer feels like a good source of industry news beyond AI.
What commenters are saying
Most commenters agree AI dominates but see it as natural hype, not fixable by curation. Several share third-party filters: hnsansai (removes any AI mention), unslop.news (removes only AI posts), and sprinklz.io (custom filters). Some argue AI's impact is historically significant, like the internet; others claim AI labs astroturf the site. Two camps: those who accept the flood as the industry's current focus and those who want alternative platforms or better filtering.