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LLMs can get "brain rot"

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466 points tamnd | 3 comments | 21 Oct 25 14:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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avazhi ◴[21 Oct 25 17:41 UTC] No.45658886[source]▶
“Studying “Brain Rot” for LLMs isn’t just a catchy metaphor—it reframes data curation as cognitive hygiene for AI, guiding how we source, filter, and maintain training corpora so deployed systems stay sharp, reliable, and aligned over time.”

An LLM-written line if I’ve ever seen one. Looks like the authors have their own brainrot to contend with.

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1. BobbyTables2 ◴[22 Oct 25 03:00 UTC] No.45664474[source]▶
HR people have been speaking that way long before LLMs.

Did you already update and align your OKR’s? Is your career accelerating from 360 degree peer review, continuous improvement, competency management, and excellence in execution? Do you review your goals daily, with regular 1-on-1 discussions with your Manager?

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2. sophiebits ◴[22 Oct 25 03:27 UTC] No.45664636[source]▶
“360 degree peer review” isn’t a thing, the whole idea is that a 360 includes feedback from both your manager and your peers, that’s what distinguishes it from a 180!

:)

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3. boesboes ◴[22 Oct 25 13:44 UTC] No.45669057[source]▶
Tell that to the HR people!

I was once 'asked' to rate all my colleagues in a excel sheet so HR had 'something to base their evaluation on' smh