JuryNow
Consumer and social
anonymous opinion polling
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5 positive, 21 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 57 critical, out of 88 comments about the project. Thread score -0.52.
Execution: 0 for, 23 againstDesign: 2 for, 14 againstIdea: 2 for, 13 againstPerformance: 0 for, 4 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun, unique concept
From 3 comments
This is peak 2008 internet, and I love it deeply. Thank you.
omershapira on HNI love it. Could definitely see more features where you can see the results of the jury questions.
jtchang on HNCool idea and execution! The use of AI unless there are sufficient humans is a clever way to beat the chicken and egg problem
konaraddi on HN
Free-tier AI stand-in is a clever solution to cold start
From 1 comment
Cool idea and execution! The use of AI unless there are sufficient humans is a clever way to beat the chicken and egg problem
konaraddi on HN
Objections
Binary questions force false choices and lack nuance
From 4 comments
The big problem is kinda the same as what happens in push polls -- in that they ask misleading or suggestive questions trying to boil the issue down to a good and bad answer. The…
bb88 on HN> diverse panel of 12 real people of all ages, far removed from your peer group, around the world who will be able to give you an instant decision on your question 24/7. No…
sudahtigabulan on HNThis is really cool! I get why you decided not to include commentary, but I think in some cases it would be useful. For example, if I have a moral dilemma, I might be interested…
kelnos on HN"Neutral" is truly a required option. I have played around a bit and ALL of the questions I've got were undecidable. Like, same shoes in two pics and "which one is better".
egorfine on HN
Buggy: stuck loops, unresponsive buttons, repeated questions
From 5 comments
It just gets stuck on the same question with badly formatted boxes and does nothing if I click either of them.
James_K on HNI'm using Firefox on Android. For me, it showed a question and two answers, but all attempts to select an answer failed.
mcherm on HNInteresting idea. While waiting for my verdict I was asked the same question (and provided the same answer) over and over. Was expecting a bunch of different questions, rather…
normalocity on HNCool idea. Not sure exactly, but when it went to the jury duty section I just got the same question a bunch of times.
0x53 on HNAlways (3/3 times, anyway) hangs when it's time to return results. Sometimes hangs during jury questions. Seems like a fun idea, if it worked at all?
speef on HN
No way to see verdicts or skip questions
From 4 comments
Interesting, fun. Suggestion: I really miss not seeing the results. After answering several questions, I really wanted to see what the final jury decision was. I saw a question…
O1111OOO on HNBrilliant idea. To make it more accurate: - Don't force people to participate in jury duty when waiting for jury answer. Many of them will just click random answers. - Provide "I…
titaphraz on HNIt's really unsatisfying as a 'juror' to not see the 'verdict'. It's not objective, because the questions are biased. It's really just an (I assume) real-time online opinion poll…
bagels on HNIf I report a question, I should skip to the next one. Why do I have to answer what I consider to be a bad or unfair question? If you’re waiting on a response there’s no way to…
ConspiracyFact on HN
Fake AI verdicts when few players are online
From 2 comments
Brilliant idea. To make it more accurate: - Don't force people to participate in jury duty when waiting for jury answer. Many of them will just click random answers. - Provide "I…
titaphraz on HN>> if there are fewer than 13 people playing (and it only just launched last week and that was just on Reddit!) then a popup will appear saying your verdict is simulated by AI.…
YeGoblynQueenne on HN
Requests
Add a skip or I-don't-know option
From 4 comments
For Jury, I would give a "skip question" option. I found one relating to Christianity that I had _no_ idea what the "correct" answer would be based on the two options. I thought…
p_ing on HNBrilliant idea. To make it more accurate: - Don't force people to participate in jury duty when waiting for jury answer. Many of them will just click random answers. - Provide "I…
titaphraz on HNNeeds the ability to skip questions. For example there is a question is Michael Is natty? I have no idea who that is or want is meant by natty.
dalemhurley on HNI would definitely like a skip question button for jury duty. I also think it’s allowing me to vote multiple times on a single question, potentially when the queue is empty.
redeux on HN
Show final jury results and juror responses
From 3 comments
Interesting, fun. Suggestion: I really miss not seeing the results. After answering several questions, I really wanted to see what the final jury decision was. I saw a question…
O1111OOO on HNIt would be nice to be able to see the final results of questions I voted on
Retr0id on HNNice idea! I think it would be useful if the jury members could provide context on their decision as well as see the other jurors’ responses.
mbil on HN
Allow commentary or context from jurors
From 3 comments
Nice idea! I think it would be useful if the jury members could provide context on their decision as well as see the other jurors’ responses.
mbil on HNI did a few and would almost not want to respond with boolean answers unless I could provide some commentary (which the recipient could choose to read or not).
daniel_iversen on HNWould love to be able to offer a nuanced answer, you could still give the questioner 12 answers from people who accepted/responded to framing. I’d also like to see such…
feraldidactic on HN
Build native iPhone and Android apps
From 1 comment
Make it an iphone and android app. more people will join in.
returnInfinity on HN
Questions
How is AI-cheating by LLM-driven jurors prevented?
From 1 comment
>> if there are fewer than 13 people playing (and it only just launched last week and that was just on Reddit!) then a popup will appear saying your verdict is simulated by AI.…
YeGoblynQueenne on HN
What AI model is used for simulated verdicts?
From 1 comment
What AI? What version/parameters?
countWSS on HN
Alternatives named
Reddit and social media polls
From 1 comment
Look, this is good entertainment, you should own up to that and enough with the noble purpose stuff: > I built JuryNow because I wanted to create a truly objective place to get…
delichon on HN
Internet forums and Reddit advice threads
From 1 comment
Isn't this what the Internet Oracle is for? It's been giving me rock solid answer to my most troubling questions for over 30 years now.
technothrasher on HN