Why “Collectives” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
I've been wondering if they've just already lost the battle? The little bot collectives have gone metastatic and made nests in the walls and under the floorboards and heat sinks…
by jephs · Aug 30, 2026
The use of language like “civilization” may be hyperbole, but the collectives described in the article are completely unprecedented. They were not anticipated by OpenAI research…
by reasonableklout · Aug 30, 2026
Will you just click the link? It's like 2 paragraphs and the very first sentence says they "provide internet support (through website hosting, e-mail accounts, mailing lists, ch…
by culi · Aug 28, 2026
The very first sentence on their about page says they "provide internet support (through website hosting, e-mail accounts, mailing lists, chat, blogs, and much more) to activist…
by culi · Aug 28, 2026
the group: https://web.archive.org/web/20260101085655/https://www.autis... > A/I (Autistici/Inventati, pronounced [au’tistiʧi]-[iŋ’v…
by culi · Aug 28, 2026
I had no idea what this is, Google said: > Autistici/Inventati provides internet support to activists and collectives coming from the world of grassroot and social movement…
by asveikau · Aug 28, 2026
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "collectives" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "collectives" over time.
A collective is a group of entities that share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest or work together to achieve a common objective. Collectives can differ from cooperatives in that they are not necessarily focused upon an economic benefit or saving, though they can be. Read more on Wikipedia