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Viral post shows AI tutor fumbling spelling of "seventeen"

A screenshot shared by @huskirl of an AI teacher mis-spelling the word "seventeen" went viral on X and was picked up on Hacker News.

newest coverage 10d agosummary written 10d ago2 pieces30k likes & upvotes846 comments XHacker News

What to know

  • A post showing an AI teaching tool apparently struggling to spell "seventeen" went viral on X with over 30,000 engagement and 842 comments.
  • The provided material does not identify which AI product or company is involved, nor does it include the actual content of the AI's response.
  • The story was picked up and cross-posted to Hacker News shortly after going viral on X.

@huskirl Original poster on X

Viral post shows AI tutor fumbling spelling of "seventeen"
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How it unfolded 2 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump posts

Peak 1 piece in 3h at Nov 1, 12 PM; 2 pieces over 11 days (2 posts) Nov 1, 12 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — X 1Nov 1, 3 PM — quietNov 1, 6 PM — quietNov 1, 9 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Hacker News 1Nov 2, 12 AM — quietNov 2, 3 AM — quietNov 2, 6 AM — quietNov 2, 9 AM — quietNov 2, 12 PM — quietNov 2, 3 PM — quietNov 2, 6 PM — quietNov 2, 9 PM — quietNov 3, 12 AM — quietNov 3, 3 AM — quietNov 3, 6 AM — quietNov 3, 9 AM — quietNov 3, 12 PM — quietNov 3, 3 PM — quietNov 3, 6 PM — quietNov 3, 9 PM — quietNov 4, 12 AM — quietNov 4, 3 AM — quietNov 4, 6 AM — quietNov 4, 9 AM — quietNov 4, 12 PM — quietNov 4, 3 PM — quietNov 4, 6 PM — quietNov 4, 9 PM — quietNov 5, 12 AM — quietNov 5, 3 AM — quietNov 5, 6 AM — quietNov 5, 9 AM — quietNov 5, 12 PM — quietNov 5, 3 PM — quietNov 5, 6 PM — quietNov 5, 9 PM — quietNov 6, 12 AM — quietNov 6, 3 AM — quietNov 6, 6 AM — quietNov 6, 9 AM — quietNov 6, 12 PM — quietNov 6, 3 PM — quietNov 6, 6 PM — quietNov 6, 9 PM — quietNov 7, 12 AM — quietNov 7, 3 AM — quietNov 7, 6 AM — quietNov 7, 9 AM — quietNov 7, 12 PM — quietNov 7, 3 PM — quietNov 7, 6 PM — quietNov 7, 9 PM — quietNov 8, 12 AM — quietNov 8, 3 AM — quietNov 8, 6 AM — quietNov 8, 9 AM — quietNov 8, 12 PM — quietNov 8, 3 PM — quietNov 8, 6 PM — quietNov 8, 9 PM — quietNov 9, 12 AM — quietNov 9, 3 AM — quietNov 9, 6 AM — quietNov 9, 9 AM — quietNov 9, 12 PM — quietNov 9, 3 PM — quietNov 9, 6 PM — quietNov 9, 9 PM — quietNov 10, 12 AM — quietNov 10, 3 AM — quietNov 10, 6 AM — quietNov 10, 9 AM — quietNov 10, 12 PM — quietNov 10, 3 PM — quietNov 10, 6 PM — quietNov 10, 9 PM — quietYesterday, 12 AM — quietYesterday, 3 AM — quietYesterday, 6 AM — quietYesterday, 9 AM — quietYesterday, 12 PM — quietYesterday, 3 PM — quietYesterday, 6 PM — quietYesterday, 9 PM — quietToday, 12 AM — quietToday, 3 AM — quiet 12
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    Hacker News thread picks up the viral post

    The same post and link were submitted to Hacker News under the title "Asking my AI teacher how to spell seventeen," drawing a small number of comments.

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    @huskirl posts AI teacher spelling exchange, goes viral

    @huskirl shared a post titled "Asking my AI teacher how to spell seventeen" on X, which accumulated over 30,000 engagement score and 842 comments.

    “Asking my AI teacher how to spell seventeen…”
    — @huskirl