David BeersDec 15, 2023
Rolling my eyes at the phrase “prompt engineering.” I like the definition of engineering given by The American Engineers’ Council for Professional Development. All of the emphasized phrases are entirely absent from any usage of #LLM or most AI models for that matter. If these elements of engineering were present in modern AI work the models would be a lot safer and less extractive.
Show threadEvan Harmon
@davidbeers These are great goals, but 'full cognizance of their design' has not been feasible for a long time. It's a matter of complexity, and not just recent digital complexity. E.g, Thomas Thwaites' http://www.thetoasterproject.org/ - he failed to be able to build a toaster from scratch because even toasters are far too complicated and layered to build on your own. Does anyone have full cognizance of their car? But we trust them with our lives.
The Toaster Project

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