> The amount of papers I’d have to read and mathematics that I’d have to ingest to really understand why a certain prompt X results in a certain output Y feels

> The amount of papers I’d have to read and mathematics that I’d have to ingest to really understand why a certain prompt X results in a certain output Y feels overwhelming. Even some top scientists in the field admit that we don’t really understand how AI works. The picture there sums it up well: It just seems impossible to keep up with the pace that AI is moving. So many papers coming out on a daily basis. So many new techniques. It's hard to see how people can keep their skills up-to-date.