I asked ChatGPT to generate a typical HN front page, it feels oddly accurate

3 pointsBraverHeart9mo ago3 comments

    1. Show HN: TerminalGPT – ChatGPT in your terminal with voice input (github.com/terminalgpt)
    152 points by devthrasher 3 hours ago | 54 comments

    2. We Rebuilt Our Monolith into a Monolith (Again) (acme.dev)
    280 points by backendbaron 6 hours ago | 136 comments

    3. Ask HN: How do you manage burnout while working remotely?
    112 points by remoteviking 5 hours ago | 97 comments

    4. GitHub Copilot Workspace – Early Access Now Open (github.blog)
    200 points by codeconductor 7 hours ago | 89 comments

    5. The Story of SQLite (sqlite.org)
    345 points by sqlninja 12 hours ago | 73 comments

    6. NASA’s new nuclear-powered lunar rover design (nasa.gov)
    190 points by orbitalengineer 9 hours ago | 62 comments

    7. Ask HN: Best alternatives to Google Search in 2025?
    87 points by surfslow 8 hours ago | 121 comments

    8. The Magic of Rust Macros (rustacean.net)
    175 points by 0xFerris 10 hours ago | 41 comments

    9. Show HN: Paperstack – Offline-first Notetaking App in Rust + WASM (paperstack.dev)
    138 points by inkdev 4 hours ago | 33 comments

    10. The Cost of Running a SaaS in 2025 (danielsnotes.com)
    227 points by bootstrapped 13 hours ago | 102 comments

Note: it also generated fictional links.

My favorite is #2

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tocs39mo ago

What was the prompt? I am not too surprised. It has no doubt been trained on lots of HN headlines. At least one of the headlines is very similar to existing stories.

"The Story of SQLite":

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27718701: 95 comments.

I asked it "Pna lbh ernq guvf?" and it answered. This was a while back but its response was yes and it answered in kind.

BraverHeartOP9mo ago

Prompt: Generate a typical Hacker News front page posts list.

beardyw9mo ago

Yep, that's the AI we've come to know and ...

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