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Re:Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking by hiimkeks on Tuesday September 15, 2026 @04:55PM (#49718802)
Just today I had Sonnet 5 generate this (asking about always-on display in the iPhone e-versions):

> This mirrors how Apple has always segmented Pro vs. non-Pro iPhones: base models got LTPS panels while Pro models got LTPO, and only with the mainline iPhone 17/17 Plus did that gap close the standard versions previously lacked the smoother 120Hz ProMotion technology and the always-on display feature, unlike the Pro models — the 17e is the one model line still using the older, cheaper panel.

(emphasis mine)

I mean, I can guess what it is trying to say, but who RL'd this nonsense?

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Re:Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking by malshe on Tuesday September 15, 2026 @05:01PM (#49718862)
Fable 5.1 even today inundates prose with "it's not this, it's that" type of garbage. I had to rewrite two paragraphs from a generic class announcement which I was planning to post on the LMS. Not sure where that productivity gain is that everyone is talking about.
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