AI Usefulness Debate

The cluster centers on debates about the practical value, necessity, and effectiveness of AI features in products, with commenters expressing skepticism, questioning hype, and occasionally defending real-world utility.

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API AI GPU POV ai use ai features ai tools tools generative useful human value apps

Sample Comments

tuananh Dec 25, 2024 View on HN

i feel this feature is not quite needed in the age of AI

pertymcpert Feb 6, 2025 View on HN

Isn't this AI slop? What value does it bring to the world?

pat-storyborn Aug 13, 2025 View on HN

Well elaborate please? :-) I know AI is getting a lot of hate but it can be usefull as any tool

fragmede May 29, 2024 View on HN

Plenty of people are finding AI to be useful. I don't know what you're hinting at.

php-3 Jan 18, 2026 View on HN

I can understand what you wanna say... But i have a question, you dont use ai?I think the Same, but i have to use it

cantpostcanceld Dec 23, 2024 View on HN

The question wasn't "does this use AI". It was, "does any AI use this".

anotheryou Jan 9, 2023 View on HN

and yet AI has actual use cases %)

mupuff1234 Nov 13, 2024 View on HN

More like AI fall - in its current state it's still gonna provide some value.

cryptozeus Sep 19, 2025 View on HN

Why as user I should get excited for ai features? Why are they selling ai so much, show me what it solves ? Nothing

schrectacular Sep 2, 2025 View on HN

Not as useless with the current generation of AI tools...