Werner Herzog in Conversation with Paul Cronin (2014) | Hacker News

A Hacker News discussion revisited a 2014 Werner Herzog interview and used it to probe the limits of AI in creative work.

Herzog’s example of reviewing documentary footage underscored the idea that human creators notice and shape details assistants or models may miss.

Commenters linked his remarks to a broader point: AI can help with filtering, but judgment over source material still depends on people.

The thread also resurfaced Herzog’s view of Los Angeles as both culturally rich and industrially substantive, not just a superficial city.