It's interesting because of the stark contrast against the claims you often see right here on HN about how Opus is literally AGI

Account created 1 day ago, only talks about AI, "Building AI × Web3 products".

Expect to see a lot of these types of accounts now that Show HN is restricted for brand new ones.

Odds are it would harm real discussions more than it would harm bot spam.

The bots exist for a reason, usually to covertly advertise a product, and by themselves already cost money to run. Someone looking to astroturf their AI B2B SaaS would probably be more willing to pay $10 to post than a random user from a less wealthy country who just wants to leave a comment on an interesting discussion.

This 3-year old meme video is becoming more and more relevant by the day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gGLvg0n-uY