myrmepropagandistMay 12

Which of the following are “appropriate uses” for an LLM?:

1. Brainstorming a list of titles for a short story.
2. Translating a product description.
3. Fixing grammar, spelling and formatting.
4. Making a list of hotels near a given address.
5. Checking a solution to statistics homework.
6. Listing places to eat in a small town that do not serve peanuts, or places that are Kosher
7. Listing photo editors that include a certain feature.
8. Making a complaint email sound “less harsh”

Show threadBen HammondMay 12

@futurebird

Maybe 1) brainstorming

Would not trust it with any of the others

Show threadOneironautMay 12
@benh @futurebird what’s the point of brainstorming if the ideas dont come from your brain
Show threadBen Hammond

@Oneironaut @futurebird

They don't have to _come_ from your brain
They just have to be considered by your brain

May 12 at 11:56amWeb
Show threadBen HammondMay 12

@Oneironaut @futurebird

I can't draw.
But I can scribble.

And when I have scribbled enough (in pencil), I can look at the page to see it I can discern any images. And if I can then I go over them in pen, and say that is the beginning of a picture

Show threadBen HammondMay 12

@Oneironaut @futurebird

The large language model is just automating the scribbles

Show threadNoodlemazMay 12

@benh @Oneironaut @futurebird using billions of stolen words, endless stolen content that did come from human brains.
Without compensation.
Without ever having obtained consent.

Using it is legitimising that theft.
Ask someone else.
Scribble your ideas.
Be a person.

Show threadAdam Jacobs 🇺🇦May 12
@noodlemaz @benh @Oneironaut @futurebird Plus if you are really into legitimising theft, there are probably more eco-friendly ways of doing it
Show threadDavid Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*)May 12

@benh @Oneironaut @futurebird

Rubber duck debugging works well in a lot of cases: explaining the problem often helps you come up with a solution. But, as I said in another thread, the difference between an LLM and a rubber duck is that the rubber duck knows to shut up when it has nothing of value to say.

Show threadKatrien M MichielsMay 12
@david_chisnall @benh @Oneironaut @futurebird Nice way to put it!
How do you want to be cited? I'd like to use this quote when I get to debugging in my next problem solving class, next semester.
Show threadDavid Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*)May 12
@kmmich @benh @Oneironaut @futurebird Just simple attribution would be nice, thanks.
Show threadLeonard RitterMay 12
@david_chisnall @benh @Oneironaut @futurebird matter of fact, a good rubber duck never talks.
Show threadExtraFlauschigMay 12
@david_chisnall @benh @Oneironaut @futurebird cookies or other snacks are always good to keep the rubber ducky from talking too much. Again a tactic you can’t deploy on an LLM.