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peterleisertoday at 3:30 PM3 repliesview on HN

> Three honest possibilities, and I’ll be straight with you about each

This. I don't know if the "honest answer" phrasing is part of the system prompt or alignment, but when people say "honestly" all the time I start wondering how honest they're being.


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switchbaktoday at 4:50 PM

At this point, I'm starting to wonder if their honesty is even load-bearing at all?

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VSergetoday at 5:45 PM

Former French president Jacques Chirac was famous for often adding an adverb like "naturely" to his sentences when he was lying.

hluskatoday at 3:49 PM

Thankfully most people have better reading skills than that.