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LLMs can get "brain rot"

(llm-brain-rot.github.io)
466 points tamnd | 4 comments | 21 Oct 25 14:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.611s | source
1. nomel ◴[21 Oct 25 19:27 UTC] No.45660475[source]▶
"Brain rot" is just the new term for "slang that old people don't understand".

"Cool" and "for real" are no different than "rizz" and "no cap". You spoke "brain rot" once, and "cringed" when your parents didn't understand. The cycle repeats.

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2. kcatskcolbdi ◴[21 Oct 25 19:38 UTC] No.45660639[source]▶
This both has nothing to do with the linked article (beyond the use of brain rot in the title, but I'm certain you must have read the thing you're commenting on, surely) and is simply incorrect.

Brain rot in this context is not a reference to slang.

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3. nomel ◴[22 Oct 25 04:23 UTC] No.45664860[source]▶
> Brain rot in this context is not a reference to slang.

I suppose I should have replied to one of the many comments here where my response is the correct context, rather than a top level.

4. Razengan ◴[22 Oct 25 17:23 UTC] No.45672305[source]▶
Based on my hobby of collecting old gaming magazines, I think 1980s UK had the best slang.