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Great post as usual! Thank you! I was wondering about this though: > I use these models a lot I have very few uses of AI myself, that mostly center around wri
by bambax 3y ago
Great post as usual! Thank you! I was wondering about this though:
> I use these models a lot
I have very few uses of AI myself, that mostly center around writing scripts in languages I'm unfamiliar with so that I don't have to spend time looking up the specific syntax. But that would not count as "a lot".
Beyond curiosity and model testing, what do people really use AI for?
- simonw 3y agoWriting code. Quick data analysis (with Code Interpreter and the like). Brainstorming ideas for things. World's best thesaurus. Entertainment. Lots of quick answers to questions: my rule of thumb is that if someone who had just read the relevant Wikipedia page could answer my question, and the stakes aren't particularly high, I'll use an LLM. Jargon decoding - I can read academic papers now!
- touisteur 3y agoReplace stackoverflow for all the stupid questions you might have. Or the intuitions you have and want to confront. Or to get examples on a topic. All this with no one to berate you because of points or dupes or 'you haven't even googled it', or you being stupid.