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If you can't actually use GPT to build even slightly autonomous systems then a lot of the potential value is lost.

• paulmd 4y ago
  small degree of supervision is the same thing as saying "highly autonomous", just not fully autonomous. "can't do systems with even a slight degree of autonomy" is a complete inversion of the statement here lol. it's like saying it's not even worth having junior coders or underling copywriters because you have to proof-read their output. Sure but that's still a huge force multiplier. IDEs don't generate correct output if you misuse them either, they'll happily do the wrong thing.
  • mjr00 4y ago
    The point, I think, is that a lot of the speculation about what ChatGPT will do is operating under the assumption that it's fully autonomous, not highly autonomous. Which is quite a gulf. A highly autonomous LLM used to generate code can be used as a productivity enhancer by software developers. A fully autonomous one could be used to eliminate software developers entirely. A fully autonomous LLM lets me send out daily personalized marketing emails to every user who signs up for my service. A highly autonomous one requires me to spend time reviewing, which limits how many emails I can send out, though it still boosts my productivity.
• lm28469 4y ago
  It's a text generator, not an oracle of Truth. If you remove the hype there already is very little potential value, or at least high quality value. It will automate what we pay humans to do for 20ct per article