"HN Slop," an AI tool generating startup ideas from Hacker News, is gaining traction. Users are suggesting features like specifying historical periods for idea generation and integrating domain name availability checks. One generated idea, "SciDigest," aims to simplify scientific research for the public, sparking discussion on AI's potential in science communication. A science writer with experience from SciShow and other popular science channels shared their experience using AI to write content, noting its strong points but also its weaknesses in areas such as tone and how it understands a user's need when it comes to foundational understanding. However, they also pointed out the LLM made fact-checking much easier when given primary sources. Users are finding some generated ideas surprisingly good, while others are vague. The creator, jshchnz, addressed rate limit errors and is now alternating between models and is now letting users vote and create a leaderboard. They also introduced an "I'd Invest" button for rating ideas. One user even got an idea based on the HN Slop concept itself. Users are requesting more control over prompts and contexts.