We Never Use AI. For Anything.
Cork, a URL management app, takes a firm stance against AI, refusing to use it for any purpose. The author argues that AI is a dependency trap, fundamentally flawed as a 'fancy autocorrect' prone to hallucinations, environmentally destructive, and a potential tool for surveillance. They critique the hype and the false promise of an 'AI future,' advocating for human intelligence and independence.
AI is the most successful con man in history.
- simonw
The app is Cork: https://github.com/buresdv/Cork/network/dependencies
It depends on Factory: https://github.com/hmlongco/Factory/blob/main/CLAUDE.md
Sticking to a strident "No AI" policy developing software is going to become increasingly difficult.
- themgt
“I’m not an elitist,” Green said. “It’s just that I’d much rather sculpt or write in my journal or read Proust than sit there passively staring at some phosphorescent screen.”
https://theonion.com/area-man-constantly-mentioning-he-doesn...
- knuckleheads
Handcrafted software will find it's own market the same way that handcrafted clothing, furniture and other previously industrialized goods that became commodities did. They'll be more expensive generally and it'll be a smaller market overall, you'll always have some people who will love them all the same. Not my choice, but I can understand why they would want it.
- ianm218
> All that computing power built up under the guise of bringing about the “AI future” will start being used to spy on you, follow your every movement, listen to all your calls, and more.
This post sounds like someone who lives in deep in an echo chamber and has a warped reality because of it. That said I read this point and was like yup they’re right about one thing anyway.
- pelagicAustral
If I was maintaining such a boutique implementation I could probably do without AI as well, sans the moral high ground posting.