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Re: Show HN: Boring Report, a news app that uses AI to desensationalize the news

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post #10

Add some localization to include country specific news and theme filters and I'd pay for this without hesitation. Free me from this cacophony of ever repeating "content" news.

Localization and further customization is on our list of priorities, so say tuned. Thank you for your interest!

Re: Show HN: Boring Report, a news app that uses AI to desensationalize the news

#32
post #12

This is a great concept! Thanks for sharing. I do have to wonder, though, if this is a Band-Aid over the problem of sensationalist reporting. Assuming there is a market for “boring” news (I think there is; I’d like to read it!), wouldn’t it be cheaper to pay journalists to write less exaggerative pieces in the first place?

I think counteracting the market forces that drive exaggerated journalism would be far more expensive and difficult than simply developing some software to filter the exaggerations locally. Also, we can work on the first more effectively with the second in hand.

Re: Show HN: Boring Report, a news app that uses AI to desensationalize the news

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post #22

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon testified before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing on September 22, 2022. Dimon mentioned that as the U.S. nears a potential default on its sovereign debt, markets could experience panic. ... [1] He said that today, but in an interview with Bloomberg. The source article[2] just illustrates it with an archive photo from 2022, when he testified in a Senate hearing. Simi…

Hey, other dev on this project. This is a good catch, and we're aware of this issue. What it's doing is actually using a photo caption as part of the article, and we're working on removing the use of that in the summarization process.

Re: Show HN: Boring Report, a news app that uses AI to desensationalize the news

#34

I need an alternative YouTube homepage that generate video suggestions without clickbait titles and thumbnails.

But how will you know what to click on without a goofy face with a shocked expression?

is anything of value lost by suppressing youtube videos with thumbnails containing faces showing happiness > 0.9? i suspect not.

this probably functions decently well as a "europe vs america" discriminator.

Re: Show HN: Boring Report, a news app that uses AI to desensationalize the news

#35

What exactly does "desensationalize the news" mean? Is there any additional detail on what exactly it does?

What exactly does "What exactly does "desensationalize the news" mean?" mean? I think what you're really saying is: "I'm less interested in the work this person did to make something cool; selfishly, I'd like to know if it follows my biases so I can judge it based on politics." Or you're just curious how it works and haven't spent the effort trying it out, which is valid.

This is unnecessarily presumptive and negative. They have a simple question - and that doesn't mean they didn't try it out to see how it works from the user side of things.

Re: Show HN: Boring Report, a news app that uses AI to desensationalize the news

#37

I need an alternative YouTube homepage that generate video suggestions without clickbait titles and thumbnails.

For thumbnails, ask and ye shall receive -- Clickbait Remover for Youtube:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/clickbait-remover-...

Further discussion on HN:

https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Anews.ycombinator.com+...

Re: Show HN: Boring Report, a news app that uses AI to desensationalize the news

#38

What exactly does "desensationalize the news" mean? Is there any additional detail on what exactly it does?

What exactly does "What exactly does "desensationalize the news" mean?" mean? I think what you're really saying is: "I'm less interested in the work this person did to make something cool; selfishly, I'd like to know if it follows my biases so I can judge it based on politics." Or you're just curious how it works and haven't spent the effort trying it out, which is valid.

What a weirdly aggressive attack... Either I'm selfish and have a lot of biases or I'm lazy.

Could it not be that as a person with an interest in AI and general technology I am wondering if there is any detail on what does an "AI" look for to determine a "sensationalist" title and how does it "desensationalize" it?

I have scanned the twitter feed and the app and just wondering if there is anything on how it works. The answer can be no.

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