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What if you could test your headlines on Hacker News before they ever go live? @hammer_mt built exactly that—an AI simulator that predicts what content will go viral.

In his latest piece for @every, Michael reveals how he created a synthetic crowd of 81 AI personas based on real @hackernews users' comments. He explains:

- How AI agents can predict which headlines will perform best
- Why getting harsh feedback from AI is more valuable than politeness
- How different AI models (GPT, Claude, Gemini, Llama) compare when roleplaying
- Why Google's Gemini surprisingly outperformed other models
- The technique for getting AI to stop being nice and start giving brutal feedback

Read more in the full article linked below.

Feb 25, 2025 View on X →

https://x.com/every/status/1894426077658783920