2023

Top topics discussed on Hacker News in 2023

268,771 comments analyzed

# Topic Category Comments in 2023 Trend
1 Diseased vs Deceased Confusion Other 51,020 ➡️
2 GamerGate Wiki Drama Gaming 40,518 ➡️
3 GPT-4 vs GPT-3.5 AI & Machine Learning 4,084 📉
4 ChatGPT Capabilities AI & Machine Learning 3,855 📉
5 ChatGPT on Hacker News AI & Machine Learning 3,680 📉
6 SVB Bank Collapse Finance & Crypto 3,534 📉
7 Paywall Archive Links Other 3,246 📉
8 ChatGPT for Coding AI & Machine Learning 3,176 📉
9 Archive.ph Links Other 3,096 ➡️
10 archive.is Paywall Bypasses Other 3,087 ➡️
11 ChatGPT Reliability Issues AI & Machine Learning 2,971 📉
12 OpenAI Nonprofit Transition AI & Machine Learning 2,709 📉
13 Tech Layoffs Debate Career & Jobs 2,690 📉
14 AI Existential Risks AI & Machine Learning 2,594 📉
15 AI Training Copyright Debate AI & Machine Learning 2,552 ➡️
16 ChatGPT Understanding Debate AI & Machine Learning 2,543 📉
17 ChatGPT Client Tools AI & Machine Learning 2,351 ➡️
18 LLMs Thinking Debate AI & Machine Learning 2,288 ➡️
19 Prompt Engineering AI & Machine Learning 2,286 ➡️
20 AI Code Generation AI & Machine Learning 2,230 ➡️
21 Reddit API Pricing Controversy Startups & Business 2,163 📉
22 Ollama vs llama.cpp AI & Machine Learning 2,136 ➡️
23 AI Hype Fatigue AI & Machine Learning 2,070 ➡️
24 SVB FDIC Deposits Finance & Crypto 2,048 📉
25 ChatGPT-Generated Content Suspicion AI & Machine Learning 2,017 📉
26 LLM Provider Compatibility AI & Machine Learning 1,970 ➡️
27 AI Human-Like Behavior AI & Machine Learning 1,963 ➡️
28 Stable Diffusion Comparisons AI & Machine Learning 1,930 📉
29 Red Hat CentOS Controversy Open Source 1,920 📉
30 LLM Parameter Sizes AI & Machine Learning 1,894 ➡️
31 Mastodon vs Twitter Open Source 1,878 📉
32 LLM Detection Accusations AI & Machine Learning 1,863 ➡️
33 Reddit Subreddit Moderation Politics & Society 1,855 📉
34 ChatGPT vs Google Search AI & Machine Learning 1,853 📉
35 Tech Layoffs Debate Career & Jobs 1,827 📉
36 LK-99 Room Temperature Superconductor Science 1,824 📉
37 LLM Fine-Tuning AI & Machine Learning 1,807 ➡️
38 Passkeys Usability Debate Security 1,796 ➡️
39 Reddit Decline Debate Startups & Business 1,771 📉
40 OpenAI Openness Irony AI & Machine Learning 1,766 ➡️
41 AI Copyright Debate AI & Machine Learning 1,744 📉
42 GitHub Copilot Experiences AI & Machine Learning 1,741 ➡️
43 iMessage Exclusivity Debate Hardware 1,739 📉
44 Heat Pumps Efficiency Hardware 1,687 📉
45 AI Safety Concerns AI & Machine Learning 1,687 ➡️
46 Custom GPTs & AI Tools AI & Machine Learning 1,677 ➡️
47 Apple Vision Pro Hardware 1,672 📉
48 Microsoft OpenAI Relationship AI & Machine Learning 1,672 📉
49 AI Content Saturation AI & Machine Learning 1,659 ➡️
50 AI Image Generation AI & Machine Learning 1,651 📉
51 Tech Layoffs Career & Jobs 1,618 📉
52 Twitter's Decline Startups & Business 1,595 📉
53 OpenAI Data Privacy AI & Machine Learning 1,590 ➡️
54 AI Regulation Skepticism AI & Machine Learning 1,586 📉
55 LLM Next-Token Prediction AI & Machine Learning 1,580 ➡️
56 AI Existential Risks AI & Machine Learning 1,557 📉
57 AI Art Copyright AI & Machine Learning 1,556 📉
58 LLMs Training Data Debate AI & Machine Learning 1,549 ➡️
59 LLM Reasoning Debate AI & Machine Learning 1,546 ➡️
60 LLM Agents and Tools AI & Machine Learning 1,537 ➡️
61 Vector DBs vs pgvector Databases 1,513 📉
62 Sam Altman Firing AI & Machine Learning 1,510 📉
63 AI Training Copyright Debate AI & Machine Learning 1,467 ➡️
64 Open Source AI Debate AI & Machine Learning 1,467 ➡️
65 AI-Assisted Coding AI & Machine Learning 1,437 ➡️
66 AI Takeover Fears AI & Machine Learning 1,427 ➡️
67 Nix/NixOS Recommendations DevOps & Infrastructure 1,423 📉
68 Tailwind CSS Debate Web Development 1,416 📉
69 LLM Inference Performance AI & Machine Learning 1,409 ➡️
70 LLM Error Stubbornness AI & Machine Learning 1,401 ➡️
71 LLM Benchmark Comparisons AI & Machine Learning 1,400 ➡️
72 YouTube Premium Subscription Startups & Business 1,397 📉
73 OpenAI's Lack of Moat AI & Machine Learning 1,389 ➡️
74 LLM Hallucinations Debate AI & Machine Learning 1,384 ➡️
75 Musk's Twitter Chaos Politics & Society 1,384 📉
76 Transformer Attention Mechanisms AI & Machine Learning 1,374 ➡️
77 Steam Deck Gaming Gaming 1,355 ➡️
78 AI Training Data AI & Machine Learning 1,340 ➡️
79 LLM Anthropomorphization Debate AI & Machine Learning 1,339 ➡️
80 Twitter Behavior Comparisons Politics & Society 1,307 📉
81 YouTube Video Links Other 1,306 📉
82 Elon Musk Criticism Politics & Society 1,304 📉
83 Threads vs Twitter Startups & Business 1,289 📉
84 Discord vs IRC/Forums Open Source 1,282 📉
85 Gratitude Expressions Other 1,274 ➡️
86 CAPTCHA Effectiveness Debate Security 1,270 📉
87 Archive Link Mirrors Other 1,265 ➡️
88 Twitter Link Drops Other 1,262 📉
89 HN Thread Links Other 1,259 ➡️
90 FDIC Insurance Finance & Crypto 1,258 📉
91 Mastodon Recommendations Open Source 1,249 📉
92 AI Models Open Source AI & Machine Learning 1,248 ➡️
93 Humorous Name Generator Startups & Business 1,245 ➡️
94 Labor Unions Debate Career & Jobs 1,244 📉
95 Text Embeddings for Search AI & Machine Learning 1,243 📉
96 HN Topic Suitability Other 1,240 📉
97 Tipping Culture Debate Politics & Society 1,235 📉
98 LLM Capabilities Debate AI & Machine Learning 1,224 🚀
99 Mastodon Federation Moderation Open Source 1,217 📉
100 LLM Context Windows AI & Machine Learning 1,214 ➡️