Proton's AI manifesto for software engineering(proton.me)

15 pointsby jonbaer7 hours ago4 comments

JonChesterfield37 minutes ago
Pretty torn on this. One the one hand he's not wrong. On the other, it probably means proton are going to leak everyone's email to the world and cease trading shortly afterwards.
Since I'm a customer and don't care _at all_ about any "feature work" that might be being done on email at this point, this isn't great. Leave the damn thing totally alone would seem much better.
umutsevdi5 hours ago
With all their social media pages on fire and all, posting this is certainly quite the ... choice.
- verdverm3 hours ago
  the question is, was a human involved in the ... choice
gnabgib7 hours ago
Discussion (237 points, 3 days ago, 96 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50289692
Or later (121 points, 127 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50296602
- ares6234 hours ago
  This is new information. Those other two threads were from leaks reported by 404media and/or one of their engineers being called a "loser".
  This is an official blog post, and it looks like they're doubling down.
  - gnabgib4 hours ago
    That's not going to lead to a different discussion (the initiating memo is not doubling down), and skips:
    Proton's CEO Cancels AI 'Re-Interviews' (296 points, 255 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50307183
    Petition for Proton's CEO Andy Yen to step down reaches 1500 votes (9 points) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50314952
    It wasn't AI that flipped Proton's charge (141 points, 81 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50328488
ares6234 hours ago
> The memo is not an in-depth engineering document. It does not delve into the specifics of security, reliability, or infrastructure.
Amazing. I think South Park did it first.
> Your new job as a builder will let you do more and have more impact than you ever have, if you seize the opportunity.
Will the compensation match this amazing outcome?