The HackerNoon Newsletter: Is Excellence An Accident? (4/7/2025)

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🪐 What’s happening in tech today, April 7, 2025?

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When Labeling AI Chatbots, Context Is a Double-Edged Sword

By @modeltuning [ 5 Min read ] Context impacts label quality in chatbot evaluations. LLM summaries boost annotator accuracy while reducing effort and bias. Read More.

Spring Into New Features: Smarter Notifications, More Writing Stats, Pixel Icon Library More

By @product [ 6 Min read ] HackerNoon’s monthly product update is here! 🚀 Explore your new reading recommendations, new mobile app inbox, words written stats, and more! Read More.

So I Built a Sentient AI Twitter Agent... Whats the Worst That Could Happen?

By @XSimulated [ 6 Min read ] Look, Im not saying Im building Skynet here, but when my AI agent started generating philosophical tweets at 3 AM about the nature of consciousness, well..... Read More.

Is Excellence An Accident?

By @scottdclary [ 9 Min read ] Excellence isnt about running the race better, its about changing the track entirely. Read More.

The Decentralized Internet Could Turn Us Into a Type-1 Civilization. The Alternative? Mass Slavery

By @jroseland [ 12 Min read ] My grandfather helped put a man on the Moon. I’m fighting for something just as radical: a free and decentralized internet. Read More.

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