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Show HN: Book Grounded AI Learning
I constantly ask Gemini/ChatGPT/Claude about books on a certain topic, then ask the llm to give me a summary of the book its chapters - this helps me: 1. keep the llm grounded as a real expert (instead of saying pretend to be an engineering expert, give it a distributed systems book and then ask opinions on it) 2. helps me discover and buy books! Once i go through book concepts and chat with llm about it, i'm more convinced to buy it and dig deeper on low level on it<p>So i built an app through Replit on it, try it on<p><a href="https://teach-me.replit.app/" rel="nofollow">https://teach-me.replit.app/</a><p>Cheers!
LLM autonomously runs physics research across 5 PDE systems
False claims in a widely-cited paper. No corrections. No consequences
False claims in a widely-cited paper
Few-Shot Learning: The Foundational Paper Behind Modern LLMs
OpenAI's 'Language Models are Few-Shot Learners' paper **revolutionized AI** by proving LLMs learn from in-context examples without finetuning. Pretrained models can **solve new tasks** by reading examples in prompts: a discovery that preceded widespread chatbot adoption and finetuning. **Cited 68,413 times since 2020**, this paper is as foundational as 'Attention Is All You Need' for understanding modern AI capabilities.
Interactive Sorting Algorithm Visualizer Built Entirely With Vibe Coding
A **fully functional sorting algorithm visualization site** built using AI coding tools with no traditional programming. Features **multiple sorting algorithms with real-time animated comparisons** and speed controls. Demonstrates **how complex computer science concepts become accessible** through AI-assisted building.
Major conference catches illicit AI use – and rejects papers
How Literary Fiction Rewires Your Brain for Empathy
Reading literary fiction **activates neural circuits for empathy**, strengthening the ability to understand real people's thoughts and emotions measurably. Genre fiction and thrillers **don't improve empathy** because they hand readers finished characters; literary fiction requires building complex people from ambiguous details. **Empathy gains require genuine absorption** in stories: skimming or obligatory reading produces zero benefits, and effects compound over years like exercise.
Notion Now Lets You Share AI Chat Threads as Read-Only Links
Notion now allows **sharing any AI chat thread** as a read-only link for group collaboration. The feature **generates public links to conversations** without granting editing permissions to viewers. Ideal for **documenting AI workflows, sharing solutions** with teams, or getting feedback on prompts.
Using Claude Code Skills to Build Academic Research Pipelines
Claude's **coding capabilities enable automation** of repetitive research tasks and data processing workflows in academic settings. Building **end-to-end research pipelines** with Claude reduces manual work and improves consistency across literature review and analysis stages. Code-based research automation allows academics to **focus on interpretation and insights** rather than data wrangling and formatting.
Increasing Context Window Size for Large-Scale Content Review
Developer seeks ways to **expand AI context window beyond 2M tokens** for processing 300+ course lectures efficiently. Need to handle **text review, Portuguese grammar correction, broken link detection** and replacement in bulk. Exploring **local machine setup vs cloud options** to maximize context window for large-scale content processing tasks.