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Re:Kagi Translate now supports LinkedIn Speak as an output l... by tkgally on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @01:05AM (#47408858)
Input: I am starting a new job at Google next Monday. I will work as a contractor cleaning toilets.

Output: I’m thrilled to announce that I’m starting a new chapter at Google this coming Monday! I’ll be joining the team as a specialized Environmental Maintenance Contractor, dedicated to optimizing facility hygiene and ensuring a world-class onsite experience. Grateful for this opportunity to contribute to such an innovative ecosystem! #NewBeginnings #GoogleLife #FacilitiesManagement #CareerUpdate

Re:Kagi Translate now supports LinkedIn Speak as an output l... by chrismorgan on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @02:39AM (#47409366)
And in the reverse direction: “I'm starting a job as a janitor at Google on Monday.” Not bad.
Re:Kagi Translate now supports LinkedIn Speak as an output l... by jrochkind1 on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @11:18AM (#47413913)
omg I hadn't discovered the reverse direction yet!
Re:Kagi Translate now supports LinkedIn Speak as an output l... by tekawade on Thursday March 19, 2026 @12:53AM (#47435104)
This is real value!! Thanks!! I am gonna copy paste from LinkedIn to get real thing in all this.
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Re:Kagi Translate now supports LinkedIn Speak as an output l... by bergheim on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @08:03AM (#47411504)
Look at the post history https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=hristian

and it's an old account (2014!). why do people do this? it's like griefers in games.

Re:Kagi Translate now supports LinkedIn Speak as an output l... by fc417fc802 on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @07:19PM (#47419676)
The account is old but it looks like it was only used for posting for the first time today. Maybe a longtime lurker?

Yeah I'm completely at a loss regarding motivations as well. I understand the need for astroturfing outfits to establish legitimate history prior to usage but the prose are still far too easy to spot to be throwing away old accounts like this one.

I really wonder who is paying for all the wasted effort targeting HN at this early stage instead of waiting a bit for the LLMs to be less discernable.

Re:Kagi Translate now supports LinkedIn Speak as an output l... by BoneShard on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @09:27PM (#47420600)
Waiting for when llm bots start shaming more obvious llm bots.
Re:Kagi Translate now supports LinkedIn Speak as an output l... by GJim on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @08:08AM (#47411562)
> ensuring a world-class onsite experience

Bloody liar!

A 'world class' dump can only ever be achieved on the relaxing environs of ones own kazi. Never the workplace bogs.

Re:Kagi Translate now supports LinkedIn Speak as an output l... by ggus on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @09:40AM (#47412530)
OTOH, if said dump happens during working (paid) hours...
Re:Kagi Translate now supports LinkedIn Speak as an output l... by mwigdahl on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @10:11AM (#47412936)
Interesting that the model knows that maintenance employees at Google are contractors...
Re:Kagi Translate now supports LinkedIn Speak as an output l... by throwaway0q5347 on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @10:40AM (#47413366)
It's in the prompt
Re:Kagi Translate now supports LinkedIn Speak as an output l... by g947o on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @10:49AM (#47413502)
It's in the input.