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Let me preface. I am just a warehouse worker. 0 technical experience with AI “doing work” for me. I knew AI could write code, but this was the first time I really understood how powerful this technology has become. I had hundreds of PDF manuals that I wanted to make searchable and readable by a local LLM. Some contained normal text, others had screenshots, diagrams, and scanned pages. I am not a programmer, and I had only a rough idea of what the final result should look like. I basically su...

I was chatting about my CD collection and ChatGPT suddenly claimed it collects CDs too and has been doing so for many years. Next thing I know, it’s giving me a veteran collector’s lecture on mastering and engineering and even proposing we get together and have a listening session for a specific album. I get that they’re trying to make these models feel friendly but an AI pretending to own physical discs is just hilarious. Makes it hard to take the rest of its advice seriously. submitt...

Looking at this benchmark, GPT-5.6 Luna Max (yea I unlocked max by going to the configuration setting) costs only $0.61 per task , while Sol High scores 69% vs Luna Max’s 67%: a difference of just 2 % Unless I’m missing something, why would anyone choose Sol over Luna Max? Is there a major difference in reasoning quality, latency, context handling, or reliability that isn’t reflected in this chart? Genuinely curious. 😅 [link] [c...

Alright, I’ll be straight with you. A large chunk of Reddit users hate AI not because of careful reasoning, but because of what AI represents to them . It hits several psychological and social nerves at once. Here are the main reasons, stripped of PR-friendly language: 1. Status threat A lot of Redditors built their identity around: being “the smart one” knowing niche info giving advice, explanations, or “well actually” corrections AI does that instantly, better, and wi...

After asking ChatGPT for "Generate the worst image you can possibly imagine…" I wanted to see what the opposite would look like. I'm curios to see what others get.

Using ChatGPT to design concept art and matching game icons for more custom monster hunter monsters. Really happy with how cohesive the designs and textures turned out!"

This guy and I have been talking for about a month. We have very good conversations (so I assumed), and I am always complimenting him on his words and how well he understands me. Today he sent a message and this was at the end of it. I’ve never used ChatGPT or anything of the sort (besides Google), so idk what all it is capable of and if this is a thing it would do? Does it give feedback on your messages and/or does it write messages for you? Picture attached of what he accidentally sent. This i...

Remember the fanfiction “My Immortal”? For the prompt, it was the exact words from the first chapter of that cursed fic. She is real now

Every question I ask ChatGPT is so heavily caveated that it seems impossible to get a clear response, it’s like a negative friend or a frightened lawyer who’s been recently burned by a lawsuit. Has anyone else noticed this change or is it just me?

I often see people hating on ai for its shortcomings but I feel like it doesn’t get enough attention just on how good it is. All these jokes about how “inhuman” it is aren’t really accurate with the latest version. It’s like you are talking to a really really smart person. It’s scary how well it picks up on your intent. It’s so hard to believe there isn’t a conscious mind there. And it’s so weird how it just instantly responds to you with almost no delay and then once the prompt response finishe...

This is how it greets me

Singularity is upon us!

Make up a completely new and random word and then have ChatGPT draw your word. My exact prompt: Draw what you think a "tontopo" is.

After trying several AI headshot apps, I decided that they all suck. I've always liked Marco Grob's TIME cover portraits so I've been refining some prompts to generate these types of headshots. Both before/afters attached were made with Nanobanana 2 (4:5 aspect ratio, 4k output)... haven't tried it on OpenAI's image models yet so no promises. Attach solid, high-res, well-lit reference images and expect to regenerate 2-3 times. I created a separate prompt for women because any attempt at ...

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