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Re:Ask HN: How to prevent Claude/GPT/Gemini from reinforcing... by al_borland on Monday January 26, 2026 @10:45PM (#46775271)
When I’m worried about bias in the answer, I do by best to no inject my opinions or thoughts into the question. Sometimes I go a step further and ask the question with the opposite bias and leading thoughts of what I think the answer is or should be, to see if it tells me I’m wrong and corrects me to the thing I secretly thought it would be (or hoped it would be). This gives me more solid footing to believe it’s not just telling me what I want to hear.
Re:Ask HN: How to prevent Claude/GPT/Gemini from reinforcing... by akshay326 on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @01:38AM (#46776277)
> Sometimes I go a step further and ask the question with the opposite bias..... curious to try this have you ever found it biasing you in the opposite direction tho?
Re:Ask HN: How to prevent Claude/GPT/Gemini from reinforcing... by al_borland on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @09:24AM (#46780320)
When that happens I look for other sources for confirmation.