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Google display wrong flags for world cup 2026

https://swiss-cow.com/blog/google-world-cup-wrong-flags
12•jimseinta•2h ago

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bryanrasmussen•1h ago
Noticeably absent from the possible errors that have led to this - it was generated by AI and the AI hallucinated wrong flags.

In fact if this was the cause it totally highlights the benefit of not using AI, because of course the AI hallucinated and the only way to fix it is to either keep trying to use AI to do it, or do it by hand, or using one of the methodologies already mentioned which if those were the cause of the error would be an easily findable and fixable bug.

apt-apt-apt-apt•1h ago
This is like saying scissors can poke you, so don't use scissors.
abenga•1h ago
No it's like saying scissors poke so don't use them to hold up an inflated balloon.
vitally3643•1h ago
It's more like saying that electric scissors (look it up) can randomly stab blades out of the handle at you and sometimes it's easier and faster to use regular scissors and avoid dealing with random stabbing.
frollogaston•1h ago
I doubt the results are AI-generated
bryanrasmussen•1h ago
why?

>In the expanded match list, several countries are shown with incorrect flags. The errors are not subtle — they are completely different flags from entirely different countries.

Why can this not be an AI mistake as opposed to one of the other mistakes?

wffurr•1h ago
Does not reproduce for me.
malshe•1h ago
I couldn't reproduce this issue so maybe they have fixed it.

On a related note, could you include screenshots in the post?

frollogaston•1h ago
Even if the bug is still there, this kind of thing is so A/B tested or dependent on other variables that nothing is going to be reproducible on our end
toxik•1h ago
lol "why it matters" - utter AI slop.
tnuc•40m ago
I can't reproduce it.

Does the error still occur if you do a hard reload or use a different browser?

François Englert (1932 – 2026)

https://home.cern/francois-englert-1932-2026/
2•toomuchtodo•1m ago•1 comments

Systemd 261 released with systemd-sysinstall, IMDSD, and storagectl

https://www.phoronix.com/news/systemd-261
2•logickkk1•2m ago•0 comments

Show HN: GitGauge – A Way to Try Tell If a Repo Is Authentic

https://github.com/Davey2Waveyy/gitgauge
1•davey2wavey•2m ago•0 comments

Stochastics

https://stochastics.vercel.app/
1•talos-better•2m ago•0 comments

The F-15 Strike Eagle II Reborn Through Reverse Engineering

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIPKkOpIiF8
1•coolwulf•4m ago•0 comments

Tipp-Kick

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1•ofrzeta•7m ago•0 comments

Codex (GPT-5.5, Plus plan) – rate-limit cost per token jumped 10x+ since June 16

https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/28879
2•e2e4•9m ago•0 comments

AI Is Discovering the Doorman Fallacy [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-QzIum9bNU
1•bane•11m ago•0 comments

Europe swelters under heatwave, France restricts alcohol consumption

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1•montalbano•14m ago•0 comments

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1•Cider9986•19m ago•0 comments

The Scorpion and the Frog

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1•rayanht•19m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: Why are desktop AI apps so heavy?

1•yconst•21m ago•2 comments

Show HN: Botacts – Phonebook of AI Bots

https://botacts.com
1•christoph123•26m ago•0 comments

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https://www.dallasfed.org/~/media/documents/research/papers/2026/wp2607.pdf
12•silexia•27m ago•6 comments

EEG Machine

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2•geerlingguy•31m ago•0 comments

DOS Library utilizing a second CPU core

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Ask HN: What is your #1 practical lesson or "aha" moment from coding with AI?

2•johndavid9991•39m ago•2 comments

Supermarket giant Tesco sues VMware for breach of contract

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12•wglb•43m ago•1 comments

A Day with Laravel #59 – Hand-curated Laravel packages, tutorials and trends

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1•happytodev•50m ago•1 comments

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2•faisalishfaq•51m ago•0 comments

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28•simonpure•53m ago•7 comments

You're Accountable for the Team. You're Not in Charge of It

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3•sea-gold•55m ago•1 comments

The UK will scan asylum seekers' faces for age checks

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6•Lihh27•59m ago•0 comments

Trump says he no longer views Anthropic as a threat after G7 meeting

https://thenextweb.com/news/trump-anthropic-not-national-security-threat-axios-interview
19•billybuckwheat•1h ago•2 comments

Incorrectly Generated RSA Keys: How I Learned to Recover Lost Plaintexts

https://academic.oup.com/comjnl/article-abstract/66/6/1342/6995423?redirectedFrom=fulltext
2•rbanffy•1h ago•0 comments

Seeing the world in radio waves with the QuadRF

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14•ikbdsk•1h ago•0 comments

RFC 9958: Post-Quantum Cryptography for Engineers

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9958
2•hasheddan•1h ago•0 comments

Solo Founder Sales Playbook –sales tools for technical founders who hate selling

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Workflow builder built with just Sandboxes

https://twitter.com/karatzas_thomas/status/2061840456992919997
1•szaneer•1h ago•0 comments