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ergosphere.blog
Personal blog · ergosphere.blogaiscience
ergosphere.blog is a personal blog at ergosphere.blog about ai and science. Since 2026, 8 different Hacker News readers have linked it 8 times, most often “The machines are fine. I'm worried about us”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-05-21, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
The linked posts appear to cover the author's personal projects, such as building a chess engine, and views on how generative AI affects learning and junior jobs. The comments do not judge the writing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Personal thoughts about science, academia, and beyond.
Most-linked posts?
- The machines are fine. I'm worried about us7 people · 7 mentions · first linked 2026-04-02
What Hacker News says?
You mention chess, Chessboxing is an interesting niche hobby where you play both chess and boxing. I play chess but not chessboxing but hey, you asked for some interesting niche hobbies! It seems that what you do is mostly related to computers within the niche hobbies but what if you can do something else too? > Right now I'm making a chess engine, but that's already a solved problem Not everything should be done fo…
Comment linking /posts/the-machines-are-fine/
on “Ask HN: Any Interesting Niche Hobbies?”Submitted The Loneliest Point as a story · 3 points
HN discussionThat's not at all how university works. You are explained things (least important part) and then you invest substantial amounts of time in practicing and exercising those new skills. Then, in your junior level jobs, the same cycle repeats. That exercise component isn't going to happen in university with AI in the loop, because AI will be able to shortcut basic practice. And it isn't going to happen in junior level w…
Comment linking /posts/the-machines-are-fine/
on “What was your "Oh Shit" moment with GenAI?”Submitted The machines are fine. I'm worried about us as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted The threat is comfortable drift toward not understanding what you're doing as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Machines Are Fine as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The machines are fine. I'm worried about us as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The machines are fine. I'm worried about us as a story · 1 points
HN discussion