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> One rule of thumb I've developed: if something is likely to be "common knowledge" - if it's something that is likely to have been discussed accurately on the

by thefz 4y ago

> One rule of thumb I've developed: if something is likely to be "common knowledge" - if it's something that is likely to have been discussed accurately on the internet by many different people - then ChatGPT is very likely to answer questions about it accurately. If so, this information is already easy to find, making GPT redundant.

Yiin 4y ago
it being commonly discussed doesn't mean easily accessible. Personally ads and bad UI are main factors of my increased usage of gpt-4.
- lifeonlars 4y ago
  Is that just the problem that ChatGPT is solving? That we have most of the answers to everyone's questions on the web but that ads and SEO have made it impossible to access? If so it seems like 1. that problem is of our own making and could be fixed without ChatGPT and 2. what will actually happen is that 'experts-exchange' and all the similar slightly scammy help sites and forums are going to try to stop LLMs from stealing their lunch.
SanderNL 4y ago
I think it's more about being more confident that GPT is working with at least a base of semi-accurate knowledge. You can ask it to "combine" knowledge in "novel" ways that are not discussed verbatim on the web. It's not groundbreaking reasoning by any means, but it can be very useful. ("My ridiculously specific question about model X83844-QQ combined with random factor X")
wrycoder 4y ago
If you don’t mind a query language that is mostly grunting out nouns.
burnished 4y ago
Let me give you a concrete counter example; I wanted to review DNS records the other day which is a topic I had covered in undergrad. Searching on google retrieved a bevy of poorly written articles that were mostly noteworthy for bow they glossed over the material I wanted to review. I asked chat gpt to review the topic for me and it wrote a helpful summary that tracked with what I remembered and provided enough keywords that provided better search results - fact checking and digging for more detail became much easier when I was able to find the exact wikipedia page I needed (and other resources).

by thefz 4y ago

Yiin 4y ago

it being commonly discussed doesn't mean easily accessible. Personally ads and bad UI are main factors of my increased usage of gpt-4.

lifeonlars 4y ago
Is that just the problem that ChatGPT is solving? That we have most of the answers to everyone's questions on the web but that ads and SEO have made it impossible to access? If so it seems like 1. that problem is of our own making and could be fixed without ChatGPT and 2. what will actually happen is that 'experts-exchange' and all the similar slightly scammy help sites and forums are going to try to stop LLMs from stealing their lunch.

SanderNL 4y ago

I think it's more about being more confident that GPT is working with at least a base of semi-accurate knowledge. You can ask it to "combine" knowledge in "novel" ways that are not discussed verbatim on the web. It's not groundbreaking reasoning by any means, but it can be very useful. ("My ridiculously specific question about model X83844-QQ combined with random factor X")

wrycoder 4y ago

If you don’t mind a query language that is mostly grunting out nouns.

burnished 4y ago

Let me give you a concrete counter example; I wanted to review DNS records the other day which is a topic I had covered in undergrad. Searching on google retrieved a bevy of poorly written articles that were mostly noteworthy for bow they glossed over the material I wanted to review. I asked chat gpt to review the topic for me and it wrote a helpful summary that tracked with what I remembered and provided enough keywords that provided better search results - fact checking and digging for more detail became much easier when I was able to find the exact wikipedia page I needed (and other resources).