Hacker News: mikelgan

New comment by mikelgan in "Apple will soon offer iPhones, Macs, etc., on a subscription basis"

mikelgan — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:54:40 +0000

Apple will launch a new deal with Klarna next week allowing customers to spread out the cost of devices like a subscription.

Apple will soon offer iPhones, Macs, etc., on a subscription basis

mikelgan — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:54:40 +0000

Article URL: https://www.computerworld.com/article/4200023/own-nothing-upgrade-everything-apples-new-klarna-deal.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49011675

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

New comment by mikelgan in "Meta is testing an AI bedtime story app for people with no imagination"

mikelgan — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:09:18 +0000

generated children’s stories with custom characters, settings, lessons, and music. As the App Store listing assures parents, “You don’t need to write a single word.”

At last, a tech company has found a way to outsource humanity’s oldest pastime: using our imaginations.

Meta is testing an AI bedtime story app for people with no imagination

mikelgan — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:09:18 +0000

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/21/meta-is-testing-an-ai-bedtime-story-app-for-people-with-no-imagination/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49000117

Points: 11

# Comments: 6

New comment by mikelgan in "Why AI Needs a "Genie Coefficient""

mikelgan — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:36:36 +0000

Major benchmarks measure what AI can do. None measure whether it does what you mean: the distance between what you ask an AI to do, and the unspoken assumptions about how you want the AI to do it. We propose a new metric: the Genie coefficient.

Why AI Needs a "Genie Coefficient"

mikelgan — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:36:36 +0000

Article URL: https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-agent-benchmark

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48997113

Points: 5

# Comments: 1

New comment by mikelgan in "Lockheed Martin unveils drone-killer that can stop 50 drones"

mikelgan — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:00:07 +0000

MORFIUS X-Rotor is a new airborne counter-drone system that uses high-power microwave technology to disable enemy drones.

Lockheed Martin unveils drone-killer that can stop 50 drones

mikelgan — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:00:07 +0000

Article URL: https://dronedj.com/2026/07/20/lockheed-martin-drone-killer-morfius/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48983326

Points: 2

# Comments: 2

New comment by mikelgan in "AI makes people confidently wrong"

mikelgan — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:18:27 +0000

The accuracy of people using AI drops by one-third, but their certainty that they’re right more than doubles.

AI makes people confidently wrong

mikelgan — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:18:27 +0000

Article URL: https://www.machinesociety.ai/p/how-ai-makes-people-confidently-wrong

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48981779

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

New comment by mikelgan in "Amazon invents the Attachment Economy bait-and-switch"

mikelgan — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:31:02 +0000

Amazon’s first great innovation was the ability to subtly lure people into dependence for eCommerce. Now they’re doing it again with attachment.

Amazon invents the Attachment Economy bait-and-switch

mikelgan — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:31:02 +0000

Article URL: https://www.machinesociety.ai/p/amazon-invents-the-attachment-economy

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48961423

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

New comment by mikelgan in "Child's next teacher could be a sex robot"

mikelgan — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:34:57 +0000

But look on the bright side: this is real vertical integration, people! Just imagine a future in which the same company can sell you a) a robot to teach you at school; b) a robot to compensate for the fact that you never learned to make friends at school; and c) a robot to gratify you because you’re lonely, alienated and your job just got automated out of existence!

Child's next teacher could be a sex robot

mikelgan — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:34:57 +0000

Article URL: https://gizmodo.com/your-childs-next-teacher-could-be-a-sex-robot-2000787284

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48959612

Points: 4

# Comments: 2

New comment by mikelgan in "Why "maxxing" is made for social media and terrible for real life"

mikelgan — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:41:42 +0000

“Maxxing” is played. Please keep your “maxxing” to a minimum.

Why "maxxing" is made for social media and terrible for real life

mikelgan — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:41:42 +0000

Article URL: https://www.machinesociety.ai/p/please-keep-your-maxxing-to-a-minimum

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48950806

Points: 1

# Comments: 2

New comment by mikelgan in "Three governments agree on something the AI industry doesn't want to hear"

mikelgan — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:46:27 +0000

The governments of China, California and New York agree on three harmful aspects of companion AI chatbots.

Three governments agree on something the AI industry doesn't want to hear

mikelgan — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:46:27 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theattachmenteconomy.com/p/three-governments-agree-on-something

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48925342

Points: 34

# Comments: 15

New comment by mikelgan in "OpenAI's first hardware device will be a portable desktop robot"

mikelgan — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:44:09 +0000

It was coined in January by Tristan Harris at the Center for Humane Technology. He said it’s the “next evolution” of the extractive-tech model where companies use advanced technologies to commodify the human capacity to form attached bonds with other people and with pets.

We Demand Perfect Machines yet Tolerate Human Carnage

mikelgan — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:41:40 +0000

Article URL: https://www.noemamag.com/why-we-demand-perfect-machines-yet-tolerate-human-carnage/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48914385

Points: 22

# Comments: 21