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Re:Launch HN: Grapevine (YC S19) – A company GPT that actual... by pmdr on Monday October 06, 2025 @03:27PM (#45495267)
">85% of answers are helpful & accurate"

People can usually tell if an answer isn't helpful, but not always that it isn't accurate. Depending on the context, 85% accurate might not be good enough.

Re:Launch HN: Grapevine (YC S19) – A company GPT that actual... by jagged-chisel on Monday October 06, 2025 @04:10PM (#45495748)
95% of answers could be accurate. Combined with the 85% that are helpful and you have “85% of answers are helpful & accurate.”
Re:Launch HN: Grapevine (YC S19) – A company GPT that actual... by hiatus on Monday October 06, 2025 @06:36PM (#45497075)
Who would intentionally downplay their accuracy in marketing materials by conflating the statistic with another?
Re:Launch HN: Grapevine (YC S19) – A company GPT that actual... by lelanthran on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @01:15AM (#45499592)
>95% of answers could be accurate. Combined with the 85% that are helpful and you have “85% of answers are helpful & accurate.”

Instead of using the lower bound, wouldn't it make more sense to say "85% of the 95% accurate answers are helpful"? Or perhaps "95% of the 85% helpful answers are accurate"?

In both cases, the number for "answers that are both helpful and accurate" is lower than 85%.

Re:Launch HN: Grapevine (YC S19) – A company GPT that actual... by eambutu on Monday October 06, 2025 @05:10PM (#45496373)
Yep, the other commenter is right--85% is helpful AND accurate. I'd love for you to give it a try and see if 85% is not good enough though. There's always more to push on quality and the more real feedback we get the better we can prioritize what people need.