6 here, also from yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49912288
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6 here, also from yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49912288
814 points | 7 days ago | 628 comments
It works for me in an Incognito window, but YMMV.
How well are LLMs able to reason about their own behavior?
Put another way, this entire post is about getting AI to not bluff. How do you know that it’s not bluffing in its response to you?
"Back and shoulder surgery is often worse than useless" | 121 points | 1 day ago | 152 comments
“Google’s Project Suncatcher to put ML infrastructure in space” (blog.google)
811 points | 3 days ago | 626 comments
This is a topic that's been making the rounds recently. Here are some other resources that may or may not be paywalled.
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/the-unique... - "The Unique Horrors of A.I. Food Slop"
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/side-slop-bizarre-ai-... - "Side of slop? Bizarre AI food images jump from online to IRL menus"
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/06/ai-food-m... - "Uncanny and unappetizing: appetites spoil as AI images take over food menus"
https://theweek.com/culture-life/food-drink/the-nauseating-h... - "The ‘nauseating’ horror of AI food slop"
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/02/us/ai-food-slop-menus-viral-c... - "Appalling AI menu pictures keep going viral. But what makes them so revolting?"
https://www.wired.com/story/ugly-ai-food-photos-are-only-the... - "Ugly AI Food Photos Are Only the Beginning"