Why “thinking” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
I work at an intersection of tech, applied research, and science. Something I’ve noticed in collaboration that does occur is an increased confidence in people outside their doma…
by Frost1x · Sep 11, 2026
Your heart is in the right place but your conclusion is not. Because it was trained unethically we have a few moral obligations: 1) USE IT. Do not let only unethical people use…
by survirtual · Sep 11, 2026
I’ll try to explain how to do it correctly. I’m not selling anything. Seeing this as the top comment makes me a bit sad. 1. Learn about ports and adapters as an architecture pat…
by iforgotmypasswo · Sep 11, 2026
This squares with my, much much, smaller OpenRouter usage. It’s just incredibly unreliable and you are forced to pin providers and even then it can be a crapshoot as the author…
by joshstrange · Sep 11, 2026
Franklin was pretty specific, it was a good enough Constitution "for now" with a rickety set of checks and balances that'd do for a while .. until a Despot showed up. He was thi…
by defrost · Sep 11, 2026
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "thinking" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "thinking" over time.
Thought, or thinking, is a cognitive process in which the mind considers, creates, or manipulates ideas, representations, or information. Core forms include judging, reasoning, concept formation, problem solving, and deliberation. Other processes, such as entertaining an idea, memory, or imagination, are also frequently considered types of thought. Thought may arise in response to perception, but can also occur without immediate input from the sensory organs. In a broader sense, any mental event—including perception and unconscious processes—may be described as forms of thought. The term can also denote not the process itself, but the resulting mental states or systems of ideas. Read more on Wikipedia