Paul Graham AI Advisor

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ai advisor chatbot

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22comments
#1,973of 3,837 in 2025
Top 52%of 2025 by points

How HN took it

RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical

0 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 6 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score -0.39.

Execution: 0 for, 2 againstIdea: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against

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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Maker says the insights from the model are good

    From 1 comment
  • Maker says it beats the previous paulgraham.chat attempt

    From 1 comment
    • btw, previously someone attempted the same at paulgraham.chat but it's not a reasoning model, and doesn't do well with additional details
      vednig on HN

Objections

  • Impersonating Paul Graham without permission feels creepy and wrong

    From 1 comment
    • Isn't this a little creepy? It's mimicking an identity of someone that you haven't gotten the permission to do. It feels wrong.
      bonsai_bar on HN
  • Possibly illegal under right of publicity

    From 1 comment
    • I am not a lawyer, but most U.S. states (California, where pg resides, is one of them) recognize a “right of publicity.” So, illegal? quite possibly yes.
      fragmede on HN
  • Answers are generic and poor quality

    From 1 comment
    • Sorry folks, asked PG what's the most important thing for startups (hoping to hear "make something people want") but got this goobledygook. Paul Graham A question that gets to…
      npalli on HN

Requests

  • Add a disclosure that it is an AI, not Paul Graham

    From 1 comment

Questions

  • What type of disclosure should be shown?

    From 1 comment
  • Does the service have trouble connecting?

    From 1 comment

Alternatives named

  • paulgraham.chat

    From 1 comment
    • btw, previously someone attempted the same at paulgraham.chat but it's not a reasoning model, and doesn't do well with additional details
      vednig on HN

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