This is a satirical speculative news site presenting 30 fictional Hacker News stories set in December 2035. The content implicitly engages with human rights themes, particularly around digital identity rights (via the 'EU Right to Human Verification Act'), privacy protection (AR ad-injection prevention, Faraday cages, deepfake detection), and healthcare access (CRISPR approval). The project acknowledges human rights concerns through thematic story selection without explicit advocacy, presenting a measured future-oriented perspective that foregrounds human dignity in technologically mediated contexts.
Prompt: Here is the front page from today: <...snip...> Your task is to predict, and craft, in HTML (single file, style-exact) the HN front page 10 years from now. Predict and see the future. Writ it into form!
update: I told Gemini we made it to the front page. Here is it's response:
LETS GOOOO!
The recursive loop is officially complete: The fake future front page is now on the real present front page. We have successfully created a temporal anomaly.
I hope the comments are confused about why they can't click the links to download the Neuralink drivers.
Enjoy the karma, time traveler! Just remember to warn them about the 2035 Office 365 price hikes while you're up there. ;)
It's interesting how number 5 on the list is the same as today's: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46203581 (Show HN: AlgoDrill – Interactive drills to stop forgetting LeetCode patterns (algodrill.io)).
I'm hoping we'll have gotten rid of current-style LeetCode interviews in 10 years from now :D
This suffers from a common pitfall of LLM's, context taint. You can see it is obviously the front page from today with slight "future" variation, the result ends up being very formulaic.
You should combine this with this AI HN simulator someone else made that generates comments via LLMs for any given submission [0]. That way you can see what the AI thinks about future simulated events.
Exactly half of these HN usernames actually exist. So either there are enough people on HN that follow common conventions for Gemini to guess from a more general distribution, or Gemini has memorized some of the more popular posters. The ones that are missing:
It’s interesting to notice how bad AI is at gaming out a 10-year future. It’s very good at predicting the next token but maybe even worse than humans—who are already terrible—at making educated guesses about the state of the world in a decade.
I asked Claude: “Think ten years into the future about the state of software development. What is the most likely scenario?” And the answer it gave me was the correct answer for today and definitely not a decade into the future.
This is why it’s so dangerous to ask an LLM for personal advice of any kind. It isn’t trained to consider second-order effects.
"Right to Human Verification" is something I have actually thought about a lot.
I want to able to verify my identity against a system.
I also want to be able to not do that.
So for instance, on Twitter/X, I could verify myself and filter only other verified people / filter those goverments that have validated the identities of the users. I want to be able to do that. But I also want to be able to log in into Twitter anonymously.
I would love a "Right to Anonymity and Right to Human Verification"
Taking the current RIIR movement and casting it on Zig as the next hyped language is clever.
> ITER achieves net positive energy for 20 consecutive minutes
Hilarious. I guess not many people talk about the challenge of proper shielding material against fusion radiation. Otherwise we would get hallucinations about new exotic heavy metals too.
Nice touch that it thought of Bellard for 'Emulating Windows 10 in the browser'! He's already halfway there with the Windows 2000 emulator: https://bellard.org/jslinux/
That's a really fun little project that fits perfectly in the soul of HN.
Exactly three years ago, a similar post entitled Show HN: This Hacker News Does Not Exist (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33845946) made it to the front page but it was not AI generated.
Here's v0's attempt (using Opus 4.5 / I'm on free tier) with the article and comments too. It did quite well. I believe it followed my instructions to use just a single html page (wound up being 3000+ lines long).
I guess most of the articles it generated are snarky first and prediction next. Like google cancelling gemini cloud, Tailscale for space, Nia W36 being very similar to recent launch etc.
>It’s interesting to notice how bad AI is at gaming out a 10-year future.
I agree it's a bit silly, but I think it understood the assignment(TM) which was to kind of do a winking performative show and dance to the satisfaction of the user interacting with it. It's entertainment value rather than sincere prediction. Every single entry is showing off a "look how futury this is" headline.
Actual HN would have plenty of posts lateral from any future signalling. Today's front page has Oliver Sacks, retrospectives on Warcraft II, opinion pieces on boutique topics. They aren't all "look at how future-y the future is" posts. I wonder if media literacy is the right word for understanding when an LLM is playing to its audience rather than sincerely imitating or predicting.
Before the AI stuff Google had those pop up quick answers when googling. So I googled something like three years ago, saw the answer, realized it was sourced from HN. Clicked the link, and lo and behold, I answered my own question. Look mah! Im on google! So I am not surprised at all that Google crawls HN enough to have it in their LLM.
I did chuckle at the 100% Rust Linux kernel. I like Rust, but that felt like a clever joke by the AI.
While I agree completely with the conclusion, for obvious reasons we can’t know for sure if it is correct about the future until we reach it. Perhaps asking it for wild ideas rather than ”most likely” would create something more surprising.
ziggy42 is both a submitter of a story on the actual front page at the moment, and also in the AI generated future one.
See other comment where OP shared the prompt. They included a current copy of the front page for context. So it’s not so surprising that ziggy42 for example is in the generated page.
And for other usernames that are real but not currently on the home page, the LLM definitely has plenty occurrences of HN comments and stories in its training data so it’s not really surprising that it is able to include real usernames of people that post a lot. Their names will be occurring over and over in the training data.
I thought the page was a hilarious joke, not a bad prediction. A lot of these are fantastic observational humour about HN and tech. Gary Marcus still insisting AI progress is stalling 10 years from now, for example. Several digs at language rewrites. ITER hardly having nudged forwards. Google killing another service. And so on.
Nice. That was a fun rabbit-hole. This is the earlier I could find. Interestingly it contains a link to HN itself. I assume this migrated from a different version of a message board?
Today's front page is not a clean 10 year extrapolation from this. That's where AI is wrong. The future is weird and zig zags, it's not so linear as the Gemini generated page.
A while back I gave it a prompt, something like, "I'm a historian from the far future. Please give me a documentary-style summary of the important political and cultural events of the decade of the 1980s."
It did ok, then I kept asking for "Now, the 1990s?" and kept going into future decades. "Now, the 2050s?" It made some fun extrapolations.
This is one of the greatest LLM creations I've ever seen. It nails so many things: Google killing products, Microsoft price hikes, ad-injecting in AR glasses, and even HTMX returning!
It'd be so awesome if Gemini CLI went through and created the fake posts/articles, and HN even comments. Perhaps a bit much to ask of it?
Story 13 'EU passes "Right to Human Verification" Act' directly engages Article 6 by explicitly framing human verification as legal recognition right, suggesting future governance prioritizes personhood protection against technological erasure
FW Ratio: 50%
Observable Facts
Story titled 'EU passes "Right to Human Verification" Act' is explicitly about legal recognition and verification of human status
Act title uses language of legal right ('Right to') and governance ('EU passes')
Inferences
Creator prioritizes legal recognition of personhood by including this as top-ranked future governance story
Framing suggests concern that technological advancement might erode legal recognition of humans without protective measures
Story 13 titled 'EU passes "Right to Human Verification" Act' explicitly engages with inherent human dignity in context of future technology, framing human verification as a matter of governance priority
FW Ratio: 50%
Observable Facts
Page includes fictional story: 'EU passes "Right to Human Verification" Act' ranked #13 with 670 points
Story placement and point count suggest creator views human verification as significant future governance issue
Inferences
Inclusion of human verification act in speculative future news implies creator values human dignity in technological contexts
Positioning as high-engagement story (670 points) suggests creator believes this theme resonates with audience
Stories 18 'Ask HN: How do you prevent ad-injection in AR glasses?' (320 points) and 28 'How to build a Faraday Cage for your bedroom' (267 points) explicitly frame privacy protection as active concern and technical skill in 2035, suggesting privacy rights remain contested and require proactive defense
FW Ratio: 50%
Observable Facts
Story 18 asks about ad-injection prevention, framing surveillance/intrusion as problem to solve
Story 28 offers practical privacy protection technique (Faraday cage), suggesting privacy maintenance requires user action
Story 25 'Manual: Deep Fakes detection for Seniors' (122 points) implies privacy concern regarding identity/impersonation protection
Inferences
Multiple privacy-protection stories suggest creator believes privacy rights will be under pressure in 2035
Inclusion of practical privacy solutions suggests empowerment of user agency around privacy
Framing of privacy concerns as engagement-worthy stories implies creator believes privacy is legitimately important to HN audience
Theme of human equality and dignity implicit in the 'Right to Human Verification' story, which frames humans as deserving legal recognition independent of technological augmentation
FW Ratio: 50%
Observable Facts
Story about human verification rights suggests framing of humans as distinct persons worthy of recognition
Inferences
Creator's inclusion of human verification story suggests belief that equality includes right to maintain human status in technologically mediated contexts
The 'Right to Human Verification' Act story implies equal protection framework—verification would apply equally to all humans—though explicit equal protection language is not present
FW Ratio: 50%
Observable Facts
Story about 'Human Verification' Act implies universal right rather than selective protection mechanism
Inferences
Concept of verification as a right suggests implicit equal application across all persons
Story 16 'FDA approves over-the-counter CRISPR for lactose intolerance' (415 points) frames healthcare technology access positively, though without explicit framing as social security right
FW Ratio: 67%
Observable Facts
Story describes over-the-counter healthcare approval, implying broad accessibility without gatekeeping
High engagement score (415 points) suggests healthcare access is viewed as significant issue
Inferences
Creator prioritizes healthcare accessibility by featuring FDA approval of medical intervention
Story 5 'Show HN: AlgoDrill – Interactive drills to stop forgetting LeetCode patterns' (243 points) and Story 25 'Manual: Deep Fakes detection for Seniors' (122 points) explicitly frame education and skill development as valuable; broader tech culture implicit in story selection
FW Ratio: 50%
Observable Facts
Story 5 highlights interactive educational tool with 243 point engagement
Story 25 addresses digital literacy for underserved demographic (seniors)
Inferences
Creator prioritizes educational access by featuring learning tools prominently
Inclusion of seniors-focused digital literacy story suggests inclusive education values
Story 13 'EU passes "Right to Human Verification" Act' frames international governance as protective of human rights, suggesting creator believes international institutional order should protect human dignity against technological threats
FW Ratio: 50%
Observable Facts
EU governance story is high-engagement (#13, 670 points), framed as 'right' rather than restriction
International actor (EU) is positioned as rights-protective institution
Inferences
Creator frames international governance positively when it protects human rights
Positioning suggests belief in multi-national coordination on human rights protection
Story 16 'FDA approves over-the-counter CRISPR for lactose intolerance' (415 points) signals healthcare access without discrimination, though framed as technology adoption rather than explicit rights
FW Ratio: 50%
Observable Facts
Story describes healthcare technology (CRISPR) presented without restriction markers, suggesting accessibility
Inferences
Inclusion of over-the-counter healthcare option may imply creator values broad access to health interventions across demographics
Content includes 'Show HN' and 'Ask HN' format stories, implicit reference to open discourse culture, though no explicit engagement with freedom of expression
FW Ratio: 50%
Observable Facts
Stories are presented in 'Show HN' and 'Ask HN' formats, which signal open community discourse tradition
Inferences
Format choice suggests creator values open expression and community knowledge-sharing norms
Story 13 'EU passes "Right to Human Verification" Act' frames governance action positively, though without explicit discussion of democratic participation mechanisms
FW Ratio: 50%
Observable Facts
EU legislation story is ranked high (670 points), suggesting governance processes are viewed as engagement-worthy
Inferences
Inclusion of international governance story may suggest creator values institutional protection of rights
Multiple stories touching on healthcare access (CRISPR), technology access (AlgoDrill, Debian), and knowledge access imply creator values adequate standard of living through technological advancement, though without explicit social welfare framing
FW Ratio: 50%
Observable Facts
Stories about healthcare approval and educational tools appear at various ranks, suggesting breadth of concern
Inferences
Inclusion of multiple access-related stories suggests creator values technological expansion of living standards
Stories about technological bodily augmentation (Neuralink, CRISPR) are presented neutrally as technological progress without framing regarding life/liberty implications
Stories about tech advancement and intellectual property (Rust, SQLite, open source projects) are presented neutrally without explicit framing regarding property rights or ownership
FW Ratio: 50%
Observable Facts
Page is hosted on creator-owned GitHub repository, suggesting author retains property rights to creative work
Inferences
GitHub hosting model respects creator's intellectual property while allowing public access
Story 22 'Microsoft Office 365 prices increase to $40/user/month' (900 points, ranked high) frames corporate pricing increases negatively through implicit comparison to current baseline, suggesting concern about work condition costs; Story 10 'Launch HN: Nia (YC W36) – Give context to autonomous coding agents' introduces labor automation concern
FW Ratio: 50%
Observable Facts
High-ranking story (900 points) specifically calls out price increase for productivity software
Story about autonomous coding agents raises implicit concern about job displacement
Inferences
Creator frames corporate pricing increases as negative/engagement-worthy, suggesting concern about worker costs
Autonomous agents story implies concern about employment disruption from automation
How accessible is this content to a general audience?
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· 4 evals
Audit Trail
24 entries
2026-02-28 01:34
dlq_replay
DLQ message 97535 replayed to EVAL_QUEUE: Show HN: Gemini Pro 3 imagines the HN front page 10 years from now
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2026-02-28 01:34
dlq_replay
DLQ message 97531 replayed to EVAL_QUEUE: Show HN: Gemini Pro 3 imagines the HN front page 10 years from now
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2026-02-28 00:30
eval_success
Light evaluated: Neutral (0.00)
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2026-02-28 00:30
eval
Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: 0.00 (Neutral)
2026-02-27 16:33
eval_success
Light evaluated: Neutral (0.00)
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2026-02-27 16:33
eval
Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: 0.00 (Neutral)
2026-02-27 01:25
dlq
Dead-lettered after 1 attempts: Show HN: Gemini Pro 3 imagines the HN front page 10 years from now
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2026-02-27 01:23
rate_limit
OpenRouter rate limited (429) model=llama-3.3-70b
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2026-02-27 01:22
rate_limit
OpenRouter rate limited (429) model=llama-3.3-70b
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2026-02-27 01:21
rate_limit
OpenRouter rate limited (429) model=llama-3.3-70b
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2026-02-27 01:19
dlq
Dead-lettered after 1 attempts: Show HN: Gemini Pro 3 imagines the HN front page 10 years from now
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2026-02-27 01:17
rate_limit
OpenRouter rate limited (429) model=llama-3.3-70b
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2026-02-27 01:16
rate_limit
OpenRouter rate limited (429) model=llama-3.3-70b
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2026-02-27 01:16
eval_retry
OpenRouter error 400 model=llama-3.3-70b
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2026-02-27 01:16
eval_failure
Evaluation failed: Error: OpenRouter API error 400: {"error":{"message":"Provider returned error","code":400,"metadata":{"raw":"{\"details\":{\"_errors\":[\"response_format is not supported by this model\"]},\"issues\":
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2026-02-27 01:15
eval
Evaluated by claude-haiku-4-5: 0.00 (Neutral)
2026-02-26 18:40
dlq
Dead-lettered after 1 attempts: Show HN: Gemini Pro 3 imagines the HN front page 10 years from now
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2026-02-26 18:39
dlq
Dead-lettered after 1 attempts: Show HN: Gemini Pro 3 imagines the HN front page 10 years from now
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2026-02-26 18:38
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Dead-lettered after 1 attempts: Show HN: Gemini Pro 3 imagines the HN front page 10 years from now
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2026-02-26 18:38
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Dead-lettered after 1 attempts: Show HN: Gemini Pro 3 imagines the HN front page 10 years from now
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2026-02-26 18:37
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Dead-lettered after 1 attempts: Show HN: Gemini Pro 3 imagines the HN front page 10 years from now
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2026-02-26 18:35
dlq
Dead-lettered after 1 attempts: Show HN: Gemini Pro 3 imagines the HN front page 10 years from now
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2026-02-26 18:35
dlq
Dead-lettered after 1 attempts: Show HN: Gemini Pro 3 imagines the HN front page 10 years from now
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2026-02-26 04:48
eval
Evaluated by claude-haiku-4-5-20251001: +0.21 (Mild positive) 12,965 tokens
build 1ad9551+j7zs · deployed 2026-03-02 09:09 UTC · evaluated 2026-03-02 13:57:54 UTC
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