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Comment by georgeck

When people hear about AI summaries, this is what comes to mind. And I understand their concern. Wouldn’t a summary strip away the essence of a conversation? Let me explain with an analogy. When we’re overwhelmed with information, we benefit from a system that organizes it. For instance, I might use a tool to declutter my desktop files and categorize them into logical groups. Once the categorization is complete, I can view these clusters and focus on the specific files within those clusters that pique my interest. However, if the summarization process also alters the files, I wouldn’t want to use that tool.

In the context of HN Companion, our objective is to examine lengthy threads and group them into 3 to 4 topics. Within each topic, we present the actual discussion that represents that cluster. We invested significant effort in developing a system that enables you to not only read the actual comments but also seamlessly jump to that discussion and continue the conversation there.

I encourage you to explore a few of the summaries in the app. I’d greatly appreciate your feedback on how we can enhance our service.

parent georgeck 8 months ago

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