Frank Elavsky

Assistant Professor of Data Science investigating accessibility and data interaction. Previously: PhD from CMU, data interaction R&D at Adobe, Highsoft, Apple, Visa, + others.

Popular posts: 1
Total points: 106
HN comments: 113
Rank: #20,495 personal

Visit frank.computer → RSS feedOn Hacker News Jul 2026 – Jul 2026

Society, Policy & Culture 1 AI & Machine Learning 1

Most points Most discussed Most cited Newest

Stop saying that AI is just a tool and it only matters how it is used

2026106 points113 comments AI & Machine Learning details

I’m tired of this phrase and this simple way of thinking about tools. This blog post is a wandering train of thought on the topic of what tools are and why it matters to be even slightly more mature in how we think about them.