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People are just trying things out and it will be some time before developers and users settle on what works best for them. In this case, you need to provide you

by ics 2y ago

People are just trying things out and it will be some time before developers and users settle on what works best for them. In this case, you need to provide your own API key which is a pretty good filter for who wants to use it. Maybe it's distasteful to follow hype in certain cases although this one appears actually useful, even if minimally to the author. I would be more concerned with AI-in-the-OS or other deeply embedded system making it impractical to avoid.

Delmololo 2y ago
Guess why Apple made m4? Why Windows is adding an ai key? Not sure what Ubuntu and other distributions will do but they will probably add it too. (I'm not against this, just stating it)
- zer0tonin 2y ago
  > Guess why Apple made m4? Because they need a gimmick to sell new ipads to people who don't really understand what a nanometer means in the context of semiconductors?
  - Delmololo 2y ago
    No. To accelerate ai for Photoshop, after effects, local enhanced Siri, voice to text and text to voice.
- ics 2y ago
  It is a good point and I am cautiously following developments on these because it will not be a pleasant surprise out of the blue. Users need to see how it helps, developers need to see where/how it fits, companies "need" (will) test people's tolerance everything imagined in between. The analogy is broken a little by subscription license trends but otherwise I'd suggest it may be like getting a car with either manual or automatic transmission. Most people will opt for the automatic and pay more because it's easier. A still sizable portion will opt for the manual either for simplicity, control, cost savings, or a combination of these. A developer will not want to leave the market for AI-powered versions of their app on the table so obviously they'll pursue it; users given the choice will have needs based on some other context. Maybe a journalist wants GPT powered research tools and plain editing software. A romance novel writer can handle their own research but appreciates GPTs to help synthesize that into outlines and exposition. Will everyone get the kitchen sink without any say or will boundaries emerge which lead to different patterns of providing software?

by ics 2y ago

Delmololo 2y ago

Guess why Apple made m4? Why Windows is adding an ai key? Not sure what Ubuntu and other distributions will do but they will probably add it too. (I'm not against this, just stating it)

zer0tonin 2y ago
> Guess why Apple made m4? Because they need a gimmick to sell new ipads to people who don't really understand what a nanometer means in the context of semiconductors?
- Delmololo 2y ago
  No. To accelerate ai for Photoshop, after effects, local enhanced Siri, voice to text and text to voice.
ics 2y ago
It is a good point and I am cautiously following developments on these because it will not be a pleasant surprise out of the blue. Users need to see how it helps, developers need to see where/how it fits, companies "need" (will) test people's tolerance everything imagined in between. The analogy is broken a little by subscription license trends but otherwise I'd suggest it may be like getting a car with either manual or automatic transmission. Most people will opt for the automatic and pay more because it's easier. A still sizable portion will opt for the manual either for simplicity, control, cost savings, or a combination of these. A developer will not want to leave the market for AI-powered versions of their app on the table so obviously they'll pursue it; users given the choice will have needs based on some other context. Maybe a journalist wants GPT powered research tools and plain editing software. A romance novel writer can handle their own research but appreciates GPTs to help synthesize that into outlines and exposition. Will everyone get the kitchen sink without any say or will boundaries emerge which lead to different patterns of providing software?