I doubt that they know. It's too early to figure something like that out.

Seems to me that the obvious business model here is that they will need to have their AI inject their own ads into the DOM. Overall though, this feels like a feature, not a business.

To me the more obvious option is additional features that people pay for, i.e. freemium. But what do I know.

As a user, I'll never pay for software. Adblock for SaaS and pirated downloads for everything else is all I need.

Clearly there’s a tension on this venture-capital-run website between some people using their computer-nerd skills to save money and improve their experience, and other people hustling a business that requires the world to pay them.

> Clearly there’s a tension on this venture-capital-run website

Yeah. If they have a problem with that, they can kill HN. You can't have hackers/smart people in your forum and decide what they will do. Moderation can try do guide it but there is a limit when meeting smart + polite people.

Or, they do know and don't want to say. This project does seem to have funding so I assume there is a plan.