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slopdetector··on DraftKings is using AI to behaviorally target chronic gamblers
The previous reality for sports betting was mostly illicit, often with some goon using physical violence or threat thereof for collections. This is not to say the new reality is an improvement.
slopdetector··on Show HN: Check if any of the $656M in unclaimed royalties at The MLC is yours
I did try it

it doesnt seem to have the full catalog

spotify shows the top songs on which i performed at over 20 million views but doesnt appear here. maybe i misunderstood what your service is doing

slopdetector··on Show HN: Check if any of the $656M in unclaimed royalties at The MLC is yours
awesome, thanks for building and maintaining the service
slopdetector··on Show HN: Check if any of the $656M in unclaimed royalties at The MLC is yours
Searched for a band/album for which I was a credited performer. The band has eight figures in views - enough to justify pursuing.

Got a 500 shown as an error message on your site, related to a failed connection to Spotify.

slopdetector··on Epidurals are a miracle technology
The mother said it was a conscious decision to promote birthing a strong, resilient child, based on her belief on the matter. I have no view, but it's an interesting report, given that her kid truly is an athletic outlier.
slopdetector··on Epidurals are a miracle technology
Anecdata, but I spoke to a mom here who declined an epidural during childbirth by choice. Her son is a champion big wave surfer.
slopdetector··on Sakana Fugu
For anyone finding this, I used this during the beta. Beats GPT-5.5 xhigh on complex tasks. Since it’s expensive and difficult to subsidize, use it for the most challenging problems.

OAI/ANT can subsidize their own subscriptions, so it’s hard to compete there. But the results I got from fugu-ultra were impressive.

slopdetector··on Judge Learns Both Sides Used AI, Cancels Trial, Kicks Everyone Off the Case
The article was about misuse of generative language models by lawyers.
slopdetector··on Show HN: I Derived a Pancake
Related somewhat: has anyone read the sci fi book “deep crossings” and if so they remember the discussion of a pancake?
slopdetector··on Larry Ellison: "Citizens will be on their best behavior because we’re recording"
Yeah, such words are a giveaway.

Another:

It is not “this simplified, kindergarten-level explanation”, it is “this explicit, thoughtful one”

In this case I suspect the poster used GPT (looks like OpenAI) to generate the initial response and then edited it.