Best of ChatGPT — December 2025

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    Avatar of anthonysistilliAnthony Sistilli·20w

    ai is making you a bad programmer.

    AI coding assistants may diminish critical thinking and programming skills through overreliance, as studies show reduced problem-solving abilities compared to manual coding. The impact depends on your goals: purists who view coding as a craft should minimize AI use to maintain deep expertise, while those focused on business outcomes can leverage AI as operators. Senior engineers have the advantage of choosing either path, though many resist AI due to ego or outdated perceptions. The key tension is between skill atrophy from AI dependence versus increased productivity for delivering business value.

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    Avatar of dailydoseofdsDaily Dose of Data Science | Avi Chawla | Substack·22w

    Finally, MCP Servers Can Deliver UI-rich Experiences!

    MCP servers traditionally only return text/JSON responses without UI capabilities. The open-source mcp-use framework solves this by letting developers create React components that automatically register as MCP tools and render as interactive widgets in ChatGPT. Components placed in a resources/ folder become callable tools with zero boilerplate—no duplicate schemas or manual registration needed. The framework supports the full React ecosystem, hot reloading, and automatic theme syncing with ChatGPT's light/dark mode. A practical example demonstrates building an interactive stock chart widget that displays closing prices over time.

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    Avatar of hnHacker News·23w

    LLMs are a failure. A new AI winter is coming.

    Large Language Models (LLMs) face fundamental limitations that make them unsuitable for most practical applications. The core issue is that transformers generate plausible-sounding output by predicting the next token, which inevitably leads to hallucinations when the model lacks relevant training data. This results in a 5-40% failure rate that cannot be eliminated through scaling or fine-tuning. The author predicts an imminent AI bubble burst, with corporate AI projects failing at a 95% rate, similar to the dot-com crash. While some use cases will survive, the technology's inability to reliably distinguish correct from incorrect output makes it dangerous for critical applications like medicine, education, and law enforcement.

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    Avatar of primeagenThePrimeTime·22w

    "Software Engineering is Done"

    A commentary on the recurring pattern of people declaring software engineering obsolete with each new AI model release. The author expresses frustration with the repetitive doom-and-gloom predictions that have accompanied launches of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and other AI tools, noting how each release triggers the same "software engineering is done" reactions despite the field continuing to exist.

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    Avatar of techlinkedTechLinked·23w

    Microsoft, Please Stop.

    Windows 11 users face bugs including invisible login buttons and slower File Explorer performance despite updates. Amazon and Google launched a service simplifying multi-cloud connectivity between AWS and Google Cloud. OpenAI is testing ads in ChatGPT conversations, while a study found 21% of AI research peer reviews were likely AI-generated. Hardware news includes the IO X2 gaming handheld with AMD Ryzen AI Max Plus chip, AMD's accidentally leaked Ryzen 7 9850X3D processor, and Netflix removing casting support from newer Chromecast devices. India mandates pre-installed government security app on all smartphones, and Japan unveils a $385,000 human washing machine capsule.

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    Avatar of anthonysistilliAnthony Sistilli·21w

    openai is getting desperate

    OpenAI faces increasing competition as Google's Gemini gains ground, with notable users like Salesforce CEO switching platforms. The company secured a $1 billion Disney investment for Sora video generation rights while simultaneously getting Disney to issue a cease-and-desist to Google. The launch of Images 1.5 received mixed reactions, with critics noting quality issues. OpenAI no longer leads in most AI categories as competitors catch up, causing users to migrate to alternative platforms offering better models and features.

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    Avatar of siliconversationsSiliconversations·19w

    Why Does The Seahorse Emoji Drive ChatGPT Insane?

    ChatGPT enters an infinite loop when asked about the seahorse emoji because it predicts one should exist but cannot produce it. As a next-word predictor, the model gets stuck repeatedly trying to correct itself. The issue likely stems from Reddit posts in its training data where people falsely remember a seahorse emoji existing (Mandela effect), creating a contradiction between what the model expects to exist and what it can actually output.

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    Avatar of simonwillisonSimon Willison·22w

    OpenAI are quietly adopting skills, now available in ChatGPT and Codex CLI

    OpenAI has quietly implemented support for skills in ChatGPT and their Codex CLI tool, following Anthropic's approach from October. Skills are simple folders containing Markdown files and optional resources that LLM tools can read and execute. ChatGPT's Code Interpreter now includes a /home/oai/skills folder with skills for handling spreadsheets, docx, and PDFs. The Codex CLI added experimental skills support two weeks ago, allowing users to place custom skills in ~/.codex/skills. The author successfully tested both implementations, creating a PDF with ChatGPT and building a Datasette plugin with Codex CLI using a custom skill. The rapid adoption by OpenAI suggests skills may become a standard pattern for extending LLM capabilities.

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    Avatar of aiAI·20w

    List of free AI Chat Providers

    A curated comparison of free AI chatbot providers including ChatGPT, Claude, DeepSeek, Gemini, OpenRouter, GitHub Models, LM Arena, and LLMBase. The list details usage limits, capabilities, and URLs for each service. ChatGPT offers the best all-in-one experience with limited GPT-4o access, Claude excels at file handling, DeepSeek provides unlimited free chats, and OpenRouter aggregates multiple models. Includes practical recommendations based on use cases like privacy (LLMBase), model testing (LM Arena), and multi-model access.

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