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Ask HN: What is one simple thing LLMs are insanely bad at?

Hacker News Wednesday 26 August 2026, 03:17 UTC By davidest 1 min read
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I am looking for ideas on what to train a specialized model for!What is one simple thing you repeatedly ask ChatGPT, Claude, or another model to do that it still somehow messes up? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49443820 Points: 6 # Comments: 6

I am looking for ideas on what to train a specialized model for!

What is one simple thing you repeatedly ask ChatGPT, Claude, or another model to do that it still somehow messes up?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49443820

Points: 6

# Comments: 6

Claude (PERSON)
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