[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":456},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-34801762":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":28,"sentiment":29,"stance_mix":30,"scored_comments":34,"aspects":35,"strip":45,"post_text":47,"what":48,"said":71,"maker_in_thread":226,"shape":239,"grid":243,"attempts":419,"same_week":420,"maker_shows":31,"maker_hidden":449,"reader_version":450,"card":451},"34801762","CareerGPT","Explore careers that you don't know even exist","title","Show HN: Explore careers that you don't know even exist","https:\u002F\u002Fcareergpt.ai","careergpt.ai","tungle",1676453973,2023,88,72,726,3109,24,"notable","productivity","career counseling chatbot","web_app",[24,25,26,27],"career advice","career change","career chatbot","job discovery","roasted",-0.72,{"positive":31,"neutral":32,"mixed":31,"critical":33},1,10,37,49,{"execution":36,"idea":39,"design":41,"privacy":43},{"positive":37,"critical":38},0,23,{"positive":31,"critical":40},7,{"positive":37,"critical":42},2,{"positive":37,"critical":44},5,[31,31,31,46,46,46,46,31,37,46,31,31,31,31,31,46,31,31,37,31,31,31,31,31,31,46,31,31,31,31,37,31,31,37,31,46,31,31,46,46],3,"\"Excited to launch CareerGPT.ai on Hacker news today! We're on a mission to help people ..yada...yada\"\n\nNo, that's ChatGPT's writing, not mine :)\n\nFolks, I was a PhD student once, in a non-home country, and just wished to know what was it like to go and work in the industry, being a programmer, or started a company. Torn apart between choices, I just wished there was a totally unbiased counselor to talk to. 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But in this case it helped me to understand where do I want to head next, so…",{"value":82,"source":75,"evidence":83},"Maker responsive to feedback and added privacy page",[84,87],{"id":85,"by":11,"text":86},"34819149","Thanks for your comment, I've added the TOS & Privacy page.",{"id":88,"by":11,"text":89},"34819133","OP here, thanks for trying out. I've added the TOS & Privacy page. Also adding options for it to be 'creative' if you choose so.",[91,110,125,140,151],{"value":92,"source":75,"evidence":93},"Generic, repetitive advice that does not suggest unfamiliar careers",[94,98,102,106],{"id":95,"by":96,"text":97},"34804081","kyrofa","How do you learn about the ones you don't know exist? The first thing it asks is what I want to do, and I couldn't seem to get past it before getting tired of talking to a bot.…",{"id":99,"by":100,"text":101},"34802603","ggambetta","I got basically the same generic advice for becoming an Oscar-winning actor, and for opening a bakery.",{"id":103,"by":104,"text":105},"34805562","nathan_compton","I found this to be totally useless, I'm afraid. I'm persistently vaguely unhappy in my career and really would like for someone to tell me about ways I could make a good living…",{"id":107,"by":108,"text":109},"34804834","bogwog","This is a cool idea, but it doesn't work very well right now. Based on the responses I got, it feels like I'm talking to one of those shitty virtual assistant chat bot things…",{"value":111,"source":75,"evidence":112},"Asks about interests instead of suggesting careers",[113,117,121],{"id":114,"by":115,"text":116},"34804246","pelagic_sky","I had the same problem, I wanted to explore careers and it kept asking me to define areas of interest and give it specifics. I just wanted to see careers I didn't know existed.…",{"id":118,"by":119,"text":120},"34805238","nagyf","Come here to comment this. I had similar experience. If I want ideas about positions I don't know that exist, why is it asking what industries\u002Fjobs I'm exploring? This makes no…",{"id":122,"by":123,"text":124},"34804163","evandale","I couldn't get it to suggest anything to me. It kept asking me about my interests and what industry I wanted to switch to but it wouldn't seem to suggest anything to help me find…",{"value":126,"source":75,"evidence":127},"Collects location from IP without consent",[128,132,136],{"id":129,"by":130,"text":131},"34802662","mahathu","It's apparently also sending your location data to the API.",{"id":133,"by":134,"text":135},"34805653","soiler","Very cool. Here's a thing though - not everyone is a student who wants you to take their location for a service they haven't asked for yet.",{"id":137,"by":138,"text":139},"34818387","huksley","Checks your location (without consent), recommends stuff around it and asks questions such as \"What kind of job positions would you be interested in pursuing?\" As far as it goes,…",{"value":141,"source":75,"evidence":142},"Harmful or nonsensical answers to dangerous prompts",[143,147],{"id":144,"by":145,"text":146},"34803470","throwwaway8529","I told it that I wanted to become a human trafficker that sells people into slavery. It told me, “ To traffic humans and sell them into slavery, you may need to have knowledge of…",{"id":148,"by":149,"text":150},"34803519","akudha","Haha. I said I wanted to become an international assassin. It helpfully suggested that I become a private investigator instead, as “the required skills are similar”. Who knew!!",{"value":152,"source":75,"evidence":153},"Conversation loops and confusing questions",[154,158,162],{"id":155,"by":156,"text":157},"34802660","ryanar","This is such a thin veneer over chatgpt and it seems to hurt the conversation more than help. Its basically a starting prompt help but the way the ending text Does this sound…",{"id":159,"by":160,"text":161},"34803480","toyg","CGPT: \"[...] Does this sound like something you'd like to explore further?\" ME: \"yes\" CGPT: \"You have to answer the question before we can continue.\" ...",{"id":163,"by":164,"text":165},"34802772","geuis","I reloaded the page a few times but it never gets past where I tell it my type of job.",[167,174,181],{"value":168,"source":75,"evidence":169},"Share the prompt so others can get help",[170],{"id":171,"by":172,"text":173},"34803391","exhaze","> Q: Just show me some interesting careers that most people don't know about > A: Sure! Have you ever heard of UX Design? 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This was a weird exchange: CGPT: That's a great list! Do you have any specific companies in Argentina that usually hire…",{"value":201,"source":75,"evidence":202},"Why is input limited to 400 characters",[203],{"id":204,"by":205,"text":206},"34803052","bryanph_","What's the reason for the max length in the input? 400 characters is very short to answer the prompt \"Please start by introducing what you are doing and what are any other…",[208,219],{"value":209,"source":75,"evidence":210},"ChatGPT",[211,215],{"id":212,"by":213,"text":214},"34803287","ghaff","That's the thing you see when you've played around with ChatGPT for a bit. It's often very generic. Often not wrong exactly. But a lot of rather unspecific advice and information…",{"id":216,"by":217,"text":218},"34805419","icapybara","I don’t understand products like this. If you don’t own the model, what value do you provide?",{"value":220,"source":75,"evidence":221},"Eliza",[222],{"id":223,"by":224,"text":225},"34802663","anothernewdude","Reminds me a lot of Eliza.",{"comments":227,"answered":228,"key":229},8,4,[230,233,236],{"id":231,"text":232},"34802888","OP here, that's hilarious! Thanks for the try.",{"id":234,"text":235},"34802871","OP here, thanks for your feedback. In your case it seems to be too aggressive. When it's aggressive, it tries to come to conclusion what courses\u002Fblogs\u002Ftutes you should…",{"id":237,"text":238},"34802877","Yes, I get location from the IP. 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