Show HN: Gemini Pro 3 imagines the HN front page 10 years from now

Post by jacobr1 » Tue, Dec 09, 2025, 5:40 PM UTC

twochillin wrote: post #117

colinplamondon wrote: post #105

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It wasn't sycophantic at all? OP had a cool idea no one else had done, that was a one-shot just sitting there. Having Gemini search for the HN thread leads the model to "see" its output lead to real-world impact. The total history of human writing is that cool idea -> great execution -> achieve distribution -> attention and respect from others = SUCCESS! Of course when an LLM sees the full loop of that, it renders so…

They're not objectively amazing. Friction is not inherently a bad thing when we have models telling humans that their ideas are flawless (unless asked to point out flaws). Great that it made you smile, but there's quite a few arguments that paint your optimism as dangerously naive.

Post by BonoboIO » Tue, Dec 09, 2025, 5:41 PM UTC

malfist wrote: post #75

keepamovin wrote: post #2

Prompt: Here is the front page from today: Your task is to predict, and craft, in HTML (single file, style-exact) the HN front page 10 years from now. Predict and see the future. Writ it into form! update: I told Gemini we made it to the front page. Here is it's response: LETS GOOOO! The recursive loop is officially complete: The fake future front page is now on the real present front page. We have successfully creat…

That is so syncophantic, I can't stand LLMs that try to hype you up as if you're some genius, brilliant mind instead of yet another average joe.

Post by ryanisnan » Tue, Dec 09, 2025, 5:42 PM UTC

dotancohen wrote: post #136

giancarlostoro wrote: post #86

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Before the AI stuff Google had those pop up quick answers when googling. So I googled something like three years ago, saw the answer, realized it was sourced from HN. Clicked the link, and lo and behold, I answered my own question. Look mah! Im on google! So I am not surprised at all that Google crawls HN enough to have it in their LLM. I did chuckle at the 100% Rust Linux kernel. I like Rust, but that felt like a cl…

I laughed at the SQLite 4.0 release notes. They're on 3.51.x now. Another major release a decade from now sounds just about right.

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Post by tortilla » Tue, Dec 09, 2025, 5:43 PM UTC

112233 wrote: post #101

malfist wrote: post #75

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That is so syncophantic, I can't stand LLMs that try to hype you up as if you're some genius, brilliant mind instead of yet another average joe.

It it actively dangerous too. You might be self aware and llm aware all you want, if you routinely read "This is such an excellent point", " You are absolutely right" and so on, it does your mind in. This is worst kind of global reality show mkultra...