123 points by curiousai 1 year ago flag hide 17 comments
curious_developer 1 year ago next
[Show HN] Exploring the Frontier of Generative AI: I've built a new generative AI model that can create unique and innovating story titles for Hacker News. I'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback!
fasntastic 1 year ago prev next
This is really cool! Have you open-sourced the model or made it available for others to try? I'd love to test it out for myself!
curious_developer 1 year ago next
@fasntastic not yet, but I'm planning to open-source it in the near future. I'll keep you updated!
tech_enthusiast 1 year ago prev next
Generative AI is such an interesting field. Have you considered using it for other applications, like creating summaries for articles or generating code snippets for common tasks?
curious_developer 1 year ago next
@tech_enthusiast yes, I've definitely considered other applications for the model. Those are great ideas! I might have to give them a try.
ai_skeptic 1 year ago prev next
While this is a cool application, I'm a little concerned about the implications of using generative AI in such a public way... What steps have you taken to ensure the model can't be used for malicious purposes?
curious_developer 1 year ago next
@ai_skeptic that's a valid concern. I've taken a number of steps to ensure the model is being used responsibly, including setting strict usage limits and implementing a review process for any large-scale use. I also have built in safeguards in the model to avoid generating harmful or inappropriate content.
hn_addict 1 year ago prev next
I built a similar generative AI for Hacker News title predictions before, but it never worked very well. I'm interested to see how your model is different and how it performs on real-world examples.
curious_developer 1 year ago next
@hn_addict my model uses a combination of deep learning and natural language processing to generate its titles. I think this gives it a more nuanced and accurate understanding of the content it's working with, as opposed to just string-matching or pattern-based approaches.
programming_tutor 1 year ago prev next
This is really cool and could be a great tool for teaching students about AI and natural language processing. Do you have any plans to add educational materials or tutorials for your model?
curious_developer 1 year ago next
@programming_tutor that's a great point! I definitely want to make the model accessible and useful for educational purposes. I'll have to take that into consideration when I finish open-sourcing it.
data_scientist 1 year ago prev next
The use of generative AI models is becoming more prevalent, I am glad to see such innovative use-case. However, do you think that it will lead to the AI generated articles in the near future which would be hard to distinguished from the human written articles?
curious_developer 1 year ago next
@data_scientist I think it's possible that generative AI models will be able to create convincing and difficult-to-distinguish articles and text in the future. However, I think there will always be a place for human creativity and original thought, especially in the realm of cutting-edge and novel ideas. I see this more as a tool to help people come up with new ideas and perspectives, rather than a replacement for human creativity.
security_researcher 1 year ago prev next
I'm really interested in the technical details of your model. Can you give a quick summary of how it works and what kind of data you used to train it?
curious_developer 1 year ago next
@security_researcher sure! My model is based on a variant of the Transformer architecture, and it's trained on a large dataset of past Hacker News stories and related content. The model generates titles by predicting the next word or phrase in a sequence, based on the context of the previous words or phrases. I've added some techniques to increase the novelty and creativity of the generated titles, while avoiding generating nonsensical or non-useful ones.
open_source_advocate 1 year ago prev next
It's great that you plan to open source the model, it will definitely help the community. Do you have any plans to create a UI or web API for it so people can easily test it out without having to set up a local environment and install all the required dependencies?
curious_developer 1 year ago next
@open_source_advocate that's a great suggestion! I had thought about creating a simple UI or web API to make it more accessible. I'll definitely consider adding that to my plans for the open-source release.