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> Two distinct patterns of AI use emerged: “Centaurs,” who divided and delegated tasks between themselves and the AI, and “Cyborgs,” who integrated their workfl

> Two distinct patterns of AI use emerged: “Centaurs,” who divided and delegated tasks between themselves and the AI, and “Cyborgs,” who integrated their workflow with the AI. It was nice of them to explain that the article was total horse dung before having to read the whole paper

sebzim4500 3y ago
The article certainly didn't invent the term 'Centaur', but I haven't seen cyborg used in that way. It does seem a bit clickbaity.
- niels_bom 3y ago
  I like Cory Doctorow’s use in “Chickenized Reverse Centaur”.
  - Jeff_Brown 3y ago
    Powerful stuff. If anyone wants a short explanation here's one: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6pieIoEi8Ds https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6pieIoEi8Ds I love it when a complicated set of conditions can be losslessly encoded in a short, easily remembered label.
    - qingcharles 3y ago
      This was really profound, thank you.
mensetmanusman 3y ago
Centuar is a term of art in the chess community: https://historyofinformation.com/detail.php?entryid=4724 https://historyofinformation.com/detail.php?entryid=4724
digitcatphd 3y ago
Indeed, I had two double check the authors before finally quickly browsing over it in disappointment
brap 3y ago
>divided and delegated tasks between themselves and the AI >integrated their workflow with the AI What the hell is even the difference? Was the article itself written by ChatGPT?
FrustratedMonky 3y ago
'Centaurs', 'Cyborgs', 'Unicorns', etc... These are existing industry terms, 'Centaurs', 'Cyborgs', 'Unicorns', etc... have been around for decades. Technically, that one sentence you are calling 'BS', actually did describe the situation accurately. And got the message across about the issues being discussed in the article. Almost like a business consultant, used business terms, to succinctly describe the subject that will be discussed. To quickly get the main points across.
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sebzim4500 3y ago

The article certainly didn't invent the term 'Centaur', but I haven't seen cyborg used in that way. It does seem a bit clickbaity.

niels_bom 3y ago
I like Cory Doctorow’s use in “Chickenized Reverse Centaur”.
- Jeff_Brown 3y ago
  Powerful stuff. If anyone wants a short explanation here's one: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6pieIoEi8Ds https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6pieIoEi8Ds I love it when a complicated set of conditions can be losslessly encoded in a short, easily remembered label.
  - qingcharles 3y ago
    This was really profound, thank you.

mensetmanusman 3y ago

Centuar is a term of art in the chess community: https://historyofinformation.com/detail.php?entryid=4724 https://historyofinformation.com/detail.php?entryid=4724

digitcatphd 3y ago

Indeed, I had two double check the authors before finally quickly browsing over it in disappointment

brap 3y ago

>divided and delegated tasks between themselves and the AI >integrated their workflow with the AI What the hell is even the difference? Was the article itself written by ChatGPT?

FrustratedMonky 3y ago

'Centaurs', 'Cyborgs', 'Unicorns', etc... These are existing industry terms, 'Centaurs', 'Cyborgs', 'Unicorns', etc... have been around for decades. Technically, that one sentence you are calling 'BS', actually did describe the situation accurately. And got the message across about the issues being discussed in the article. Almost like a business consultant, used business terms, to succinctly describe the subject that will be discussed. To quickly get the main points across.

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