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I think you have really come to the wrong conclusion. I don’t know how much impact this tech will ultimately have, but it is extremely capable and surprising. I
by dougmwne 4y ago
I think you have really come to the wrong conclusion. I don’t know how much impact this tech will ultimately have, but it is extremely capable and surprising. It might not be the same as a reliable expert or highly regarded textbook, but it is capable of giving a very specific answer to a question you have, like a middle of the road private tutor. If you do any kind of writing, it can slam through writing blocks. It can pair program like a beast. As long as YOU know what you are doing it can accelerate you.
Most people are very intimidated by a blank page or empty code editor. Most people need a helping hand and someone to help them navigate a problem. Most people have a lot of difficulty producing individual work on their own.
Think of this like flipping the other end of a ping pong table up so you can bounce the ball back. Sure there’s no real person there, your shots are just being reflected back, but without something to bounce against, there’s no way you can play solo. Maybe that’s not you, but it is a lot of people.
These recent AI developments are the discoveries of the decade. Let folks have their hype.
- Baeocystin 4y agoI majored in Cognitive Science back in the early 90's at UCSD. I got pretty disillusioned at the combination of barking up the wrong tree, model-wise (The Bitter Lesson* had not yet been learned) and the just-not-powerful-enough compute we had available to truly test more interesting methods. Switched to dev work to pay the bills, but always hoped a real breakthrough would happen in my lifetime. The past six months have had me excited about tech for the first time decades. I'm just happy to be here, experiencing it. * http://www.incompleteideas.net/IncIdeas/BitterLesson.html http://www.incompleteideas.net/IncIdeas/BitterLesson.html