> and is admitting he didn't see the AI thing coming

You miss the point that this is not about AI in the first place

As long as HackerNews community keeps the quality of the conversation high (with or without AI), I don’t think many of us will question this too much

This was in fact flagged (though no indication on the title) yesterday, approximately 2 hours after it was on the second page.

Also see: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/it-...

It seems X's Grok became the first large LLM provider to weaken the content moderation rules. If people don't react enough, we will likely lose the first line of defense for keeping AI safe for anyone. Large providers need to act responsibly as the barrier of entry is practically 0.