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Pointing AI at archives found a forgotten meteorite, lost rhinos, and more

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Article URL: https://jessewaites.com/blog/post/i-pointed-ai-at-400-years-of-archives/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50019056 Points: 71 # Comments: 34

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  1. 2026-10-09 13:41 · r/ClaudeAI
    I Pointed Claude at 400 Years of Historical Archives. It Found a Forgotten Meteorite, Lost Rhinos, and Unrecorded Volcanic Eruptions.
  2. 2026-10-09 11:36 · Hacker News Front Page
    Pointing AI at archives found a forgotten meteorite, lost rhinos, and more

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