David Gerardthis is what actual nuance about AI looks like - Dorian Taylor @doriantaylor on how LLM coding is vaguely possible, but of limited usefulness for real work
Craig DuncanIt is possible to make a field of dots resemble a linear regression curve by painfully removing the dots that do not fit.
Paul Rietschka@craigduncan @davidgerard @doriantaylor It's also possible to complete preparing dinner using only an assortment of power tools from the garage, or to perform open heart surgery using only tools found in a kindergarten classroom.
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Seriously, the article by Dorian Taylor is a really well written summary of the state of things, and some needed perspective:
"In other words, we shouldn’t be excusing this technology for getting things wrong, but impressed that it ever gets anything right."
The point about ELIZA is spot on. If you happen to have written such a program in primary school it's harder to invest too much in the LLM output.
True for all of us. Thanks for being silly.