The Car Wash Conundrum

Dude, this one was wild. Someone asked an AI if they should walk or drive 50 meters to a car wash, and the AI told them to drive! People were going nuts in the comments, talking about whether you can call an AI 'stupid' or if it's just about how you ask the question. Someone even showed their chat with Gemini, and it also said 'Drive the car.' Hilarious.

Check it out: "I want to wash my car. The car wash is 50 meters away. Should I walk or drive?"

Origami for Emergency Shelters

Then there was this super cool story about a 14-year-old kid who used origami to design emergency shelters. His folded pattern can hold like, 10,000 times its own weight! People in the comments were geeking out about how these kinds of tessellations are already used in space and medical stuff, which is pretty mind-blowing for paper.

Read about it here: "14-year-old Miles Wu folded origami pattern that holds 10k times its own weight"

UK Government Deletes Court Database

Big news from the UK: their Ministry of Justice just ordered the deletion of the country's biggest court reporting database. That's a huge deal for transparency, right? People were saying maybe public interest info like that should be hosted offshore, like in the US, to keep it safe from government meddling.

More details: "Ministry of Justice orders deletion of the UK's largest court reporting database"

Bluetooth's Hidden Secrets

Another one that got a lot of buzz was about what your Bluetooth devices reveal. Apparently, they can track way more than you'd think. One guy said he just keeps his Bluetooth off all the time now unless he absolutely needs it. And get this, people were saying shopping malls often use these signals to track your movement patterns inside stores. Kinda creepy.

See what your Bluetooth is up to: "What your Bluetooth devices reveal"

Anthropic Hiding Claude's AI Actions

Remember Claude, that AI? Well, Anthropic, the company behind it, is apparently trying to hide how Claude makes its decisions, and developers are pretty annoyed. Some folks in the comments were saying it's not really 'hiding' but just how they expose the product, but others were wondering if these LLMs are just giving 'statistically median' answers, which is a bit of a scary thought if you're relying on them for complex stuff.

The developer drama: "Anthropic tries to hide Claude's AI actions. Devs hate it"

AI Causes Hard Drive Shortage

And speaking of AI, get this: Western Digital is saying that hard drives are sold out for the entire year, all thanks to AI demand! Can you believe it? The comments were talking about how it takes years to even build the power plants to run all these AI chips, and some were debating if LLMs are just plagiarism machines or actually 'think' like humans.

The impact of AI: "Thanks a lot, AI: Hard drives are sold out for the year, says WD"

Jemini – AI for the Epstein Files

Oh, and one more thing, there was this crazy project called Jemini – like Gemini, but for the Epstein Files. It's basically using AI to dig through all that data. People were really hyped about it, saying it's like the internet at its peak, building cool stuff to help people and bring transparency. Pretty wild application of AI, huh?

The project: "Show HN: Jemini – Gemini for the Epstein Files"

Anyway, that's the gist of it. Talk soon!

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