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One thing I've used GPT and Gemini for is to summarize HN threads. It does OK finding top level points but in the conversation (thread) there are (generally) s
by djbusby 2y ago
One thing I've used GPT and Gemini for is to summarize HN threads. It does OK finding top level points but in the conversation (thread) there are (generally) some one-off points I find key but neither AI can identify these "key topics at the leaf" (I don't know what else to call them).
What prompt am I missing? Find the edge-case details and other similar "what's only mention once" I can't get it to highlight.
- aspenmayer 2y agoI think this is perhaps unanswerable without additional context, such as upvote/downvote/flag history, as there's an implicit assumption in your request that you be presented with a summary of points relevant to you and without that added context, the AI has no way of knowing your expectations regarding relevance.
- impure 2y agoIt takes a bit of trial and error to get comment sections summarized well. This is what I use: Give a report on the key insights from the following comment section. Do not include a title and do not discuss the name of the post or the name of the site, we already know that. Your report should be structured using paragraphs and it should discuss the points covered. In addition to the main points be sure to include insightful niche points that may not be as popular or ignored by other commenters. For each point discuss any notable arguments, counter arguments, or anecdotes.\n\nComment section:\n\n$commentSection It's still a bit experimental. Hacker News comment sections are very large (100k+) characters so it probably won't find everything. It also adds a summary section at the end which is annoying but not too bad. And it will literally say 'these are niche points'. I find it a bit funny but there's no reason to fix it. I'm using Gemini Flash.