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Using LLM for confidence scoring is a bad idea

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#13Peak rank
1Days on list
–Score · 7d
Oct 22, 2026First seen

Trending history

Using LLM for confidence scoring is a bad idea was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 22, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 58 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #13 of 30, reached on Oct 22, 16:54 UTC. It dropped off the list after Oct 22, 17:55 UTC.

This page has little history so far; it stays out of search results until the item has trended on two days or has more context.

Rank history

Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).

#1#11#20#30 03:0706:4910:3114:1317:55 Oct 22, 03:07 UTC · #27Oct 22, 03:22 UTC · #27Oct 22, 03:37 UTC · #25Oct 22, 03:52 UTC · #25Oct 22, 04:07 UTC · #25Oct 22, 04:22 UTC · #25Oct 22, 04:37 UTC · #26Oct 22, 04:52 UTC · #26Oct 22, 05:07 UTC · #26Oct 22, 05:22 UTC · #24Oct 22, 05:37 UTC · #24Oct 22, 05:52 UTC · #23Oct 22, 06:07 UTC · #22Oct 22, 06:23 UTC · #23Oct 22, 06:38 UTC · #24Oct 22, 06:53 UTC · #25Oct 22, 07:08 UTC · #25Oct 22, 07:23 UTC · #24Oct 22, 07:38 UTC · #22Oct 22, 07:53 UTC · #22Oct 22, 08:08 UTC · #22Oct 22, 08:23 UTC · #22Oct 22, 08:38 UTC · #22Oct 22, 08:53 UTC · #24Oct 22, 09:08 UTC · #23Oct 22, 09:23 UTC · #23Oct 22, 09:38 UTC · #23Oct 22, 09:53 UTC · #21Oct 22, 10:08 UTC · #21Oct 22, 10:23 UTC · #21Oct 22, 10:38 UTC · #21Oct 22, 10:53 UTC · #20Oct 22, 11:08 UTC · #20Oct 22, 11:23 UTC · #19Oct 22, 11:38 UTC · #19Oct 22, 11:53 UTC · #20Oct 22, 12:08 UTC · #19Oct 22, 12:23 UTC · #21Oct 22, 12:38 UTC · #20Oct 22, 12:53 UTC · #20Oct 22, 13:08 UTC · #20Oct 22, 13:24 UTC · #19Oct 22, 13:39 UTC · #19Oct 22, 13:54 UTC · #19Oct 22, 14:09 UTC · #16Oct 22, 14:24 UTC · #15Oct 22, 14:39 UTC · #18Oct 22, 14:54 UTC · #18Oct 22, 15:09 UTC · #17Oct 22, 15:24 UTC · #18Oct 22, 15:39 UTC · #16Oct 22, 15:54 UTC · #16Oct 22, 16:09 UTC · #15Oct 22, 16:24 UTC · #16Oct 22, 16:39 UTC · #14Oct 22, 16:54 UTC · #13Oct 22, 17:09 UTC · #14Oct 22, 17:55 UTC · #14

Last 14 days

Best rank per day (UTC).

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Metric history

Platform metric as reported by Hacker News.

062123187 03:0706:4910:3114:1317:55 Oct 22, 03:07 UTC · 5Oct 22, 03:22 UTC · 13Oct 22, 03:37 UTC · 17Oct 22, 03:52 UTC · 21Oct 22, 04:07 UTC · 25Oct 22, 04:22 UTC · 28Oct 22, 04:37 UTC · 29Oct 22, 04:52 UTC · 32Oct 22, 05:07 UTC · 33Oct 22, 05:22 UTC · 35Oct 22, 05:37 UTC · 36Oct 22, 05:52 UTC · 39Oct 22, 06:07 UTC · 46Oct 22, 06:23 UTC · 48Oct 22, 06:38 UTC · 48Oct 22, 06:53 UTC · 51Oct 22, 07:08 UTC · 52Oct 22, 07:23 UTC · 56Oct 22, 07:38 UTC · 62Oct 22, 07:53 UTC · 67Oct 22, 08:08 UTC · 69Oct 22, 08:23 UTC · 72Oct 22, 08:38 UTC · 75Oct 22, 08:53 UTC · 79Oct 22, 09:08 UTC · 83Oct 22, 09:23 UTC · 84Oct 22, 09:38 UTC · 86Oct 22, 09:53 UTC · 90Oct 22, 10:08 UTC · 95Oct 22, 10:23 UTC · 98Oct 22, 10:38 UTC · 99Oct 22, 10:53 UTC · 103Oct 22, 11:08 UTC · 107Oct 22, 11:23 UTC · 108Oct 22, 11:38 UTC · 111Oct 22, 11:53 UTC · 113Oct 22, 12:08 UTC · 116Oct 22, 12:23 UTC · 117Oct 22, 12:38 UTC · 121Oct 22, 12:53 UTC · 122Oct 22, 13:08 UTC · 122Oct 22, 13:24 UTC · 124Oct 22, 13:39 UTC · 130Oct 22, 13:54 UTC · 130Oct 22, 14:09 UTC · 133Oct 22, 14:24 UTC · 137Oct 22, 14:39 UTC · 138Oct 22, 14:54 UTC · 143Oct 22, 15:09 UTC · 145Oct 22, 15:24 UTC · 149Oct 22, 15:39 UTC · 152Oct 22, 15:54 UTC · 153Oct 22, 16:09 UTC · 162Oct 22, 16:24 UTC · 166Oct 22, 16:39 UTC · 171Oct 22, 16:54 UTC · 175Oct 22, 17:09 UTC · 178Oct 22, 17:55 UTC · 187

Questions

Is Using LLM for confidence scoring is a bad idea trending on Hacker News right now?

Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Oct 22, 17:55 UTC, after 1 day of trending.

What is the highest rank Using LLM for confidence scoring is a bad idea reached?

#13 on Hacker News · Front page, on Oct 22, 16:54 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.

How long has Using LLM for confidence scoring is a bad idea been trending?

It was first seen on Oct 22, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (58 checks) since.