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

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I just shared this with the Dull Men’s Club on Facebook. The share looks kind of ugly. No images. You should add Open Graph tags so that the share looks good on social media.

You can see the share here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dullmensclub/permalink/12449...

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

#294

I think this is an amazing idea! The only flaw I see with it is that without the sensationalized headlines I read through going "Oh that doesn't matter, that doesn't matter either" etc haha I haven't found an article that sounds interesting in a few scrolls. I mean, it's great because it's accurate. Half of the "news" we're fed is sensationalized so we'll click on it and it's really nothing but it gets us riled up ab…

Maybe we need a recommendation on top of the boringfied version to find the truly interesting stuff for you.

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

#295
post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've come around to there being legitimate usecases for this type of generative AI, but I don't think producing anything that's supposed to be "True" or "Correct" is one. I think the only useful usecases is for when you want to generate fiction.

If you tell GPT-4 specifically to respond with proper jargon for the domain like that found in a textbook or journal it provides much much more useful replies. Silly that prompt engineering is what's required but at least for my purposes wherein I fact check it's output it's right nearly all the time and I've learned a great deal.

And that's why I ignore the people that laugh at the whole prompt engineering thing, because it's a genuine skill.

At the moment GPTs are trained on so much data across so many domains that you have to treat it like a person who has similar knowledge.

If I just walk up to you and start sputtering jargon about a very specific complex topic, when you were just chatting to another friend about all sorts of everyday topics, you're not going to be able to reply to me immediately.

With these GPTs it helps to get it "in the mood" for your topic by preloading keywords and shifting the topic over and deeper so your desired topic is clearer to the attention mechanism.

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

#296
post #225

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Sure yeah, for now. Just saying I literally use it to mine out things to confirm (/ not believe until I do) and so far it has very rarely led me astray and even then it's been small nuance. It's striking.

What do you mean "for now"? Yes, right now, at the most impressive it's ever been, it has this fundamental flaw.

Which is hilarious considering humans make shit up, lie and parrot falsehoods _constantly_. Even without intending to.

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

#298
Can this tech be used to make a concise version of Money Stuff by Matt Levine?

He does not need de-sensationalizing but he badly needs summarising, which seems adjacent. That Matt Levine refuses to use the services of an editor is one of the greatest tragedies of our era.

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

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post #13

I'm generally excited about something I'm calling "English to English translation" - and this is a good example. Previously translation has focused on going between languages. I think there's just as much benefit to translating within a given language. * Translate corporate speak to plain English. * Translate passive aggressive to calm and peaceful. * Translate sensationalist to neutral (like the OP). * Translate imp…

I am looking forward to a tool to summarize a 10 page long Terms of Service into a list of points about what I really need to beware of. Same for legal contracts.

There's already countless tools you can find online that will summarize text for you, but here's a more recent one:

https://www.chatpdf.com/

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

#300
post #225

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sure yeah, for now. Just saying I literally use it to mine out things to confirm (/ not believe until I do) and so far it has very rarely led me astray and even then it's been small nuance. It's striking.

What do you mean "for now"? Yes, right now, at the most impressive it's ever been, it has this fundamental flaw.

Assuming you're serious and not just knee jerk reacting to the flippant way I replied, this is pretty much exactly what I meant. The full text of this short story I can't find a good link (old ones I've read are broken links now) but this reading on YouTube will suffice.

Asimov, The Last Question https://youtu.be/ojEq-tTjcc0

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