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I think that GPT-3 and similar "AI" technologies will help companies provide user-specific customization that previously would have required uneconomical softwa
by joshuanapoli 6y ago
I think that GPT-3 and similar "AI" technologies will help companies provide user-specific customization that previously would have required uneconomical software development. It's giving us the ability to put another layer of polish on existing products.
- AlexandrB 6y agoPersonally, I find predictability to be the most important attribute of good software. I want to know that if I do an action, I can expect a specific, repeatable result. I find that any time AI technologies are involved, predictability decreases (for example any voice controlled system, or Google's increasingly fuzzy search suggestions). Therefore I don't understand how AI can add "polish" to a product. New features? Sure. But polish?
- joshuanapoli 6y agoAgreed that AI will probably be frustrating if it's used in a way that makes "queries" unpredictable. On the other hand, suppose we use it to make stable changes to a personal version of a product. I'd like to ask the "AI" to write the SQL query that answers a question within the context the product, and save the query once we get it right. Now I have customized my product with a new query without hiring a developer or learning SQL myself. And I can reuse this saved query for predictable results. The story probably gets more interesting with more components: reports, screens, storage, etc.
- yw3410 6y agoHow do you know the SQL query is right without knowing SQL? Unless you have all possible inputs and outputs (and at that point there are definitely more reliable bits of tech) you won't be able to tell.