Proton goes all in on using AI

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Points: 17
Comments: 4
Submitted by: ColinWright
Posted: Oct 29, 2026
Site: convo.casa

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Proton goes all in on using AI was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 29, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 6 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #18 of 30, reached on Oct 30, 01:07 UTC. It dropped off the list after Oct 30, 01:07 UTC.

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From the discussion

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FFS. ProtonVPN is borderline irreplaceable as one of the three or so VPNs that you don't have to trust because they've been tested in court not to have VPN logs. Losing one of them hurts.
— anonymous908213 · view comment

Do we really need humans writing code anymore though? Another year of development and AI is just going to be superior to a human writing code. It's already about 90% there.
— TutleCpt · view comment

Discussion (84 points, 36 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50289692
— gnabgib · view comment

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Is Proton goes all in on using AI trending on Hacker News right now?

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#18 on Hacker News · Front page, on Oct 30, 01:07 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.

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It was first seen on Oct 29, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (6 checks) since.