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Letters of recommendation are one of the best use cases of LLMs because they are, by definition, full of bullshit and formalism, and with very little actual con

Letters of recommendation are one of the best use cases of LLMs because they are, by definition, full of bullshit and formalism, and with very little actual content. A fan letter, especially one from a child, is the opposite of that. That's the reason so many people find the ad appalling.

Spivak 2y ago
Look, appalled is a pretty strong reaction to an ad about an AI chatbot that it's hard to take seriously. That footballer who made a speech about how women need to embrace their natural roles as wives and homemakers is appalling, this is at worst "eh, it didn't land for me." Hey look this kid used a writing assistant to write something— literally dystopian. Grammarly could have made the exact same ad. It seems that there's a group of people who are frothing at the mouth towards anything with the words AI on it and this article is one of them.
- myaccountonhn 2y ago
  Eh, it is appalling I'd say, since it takes out the entire soul of it all. A letter written by an AI is about as touching as receiving a stock photo. And as written in the article, it removes an opportunity from the kid to practice their writing ability.
- freejazz 2y ago
  >That footballer who made a speech about how women need to embrace their natural roles as wives and homemakers is appalling, this is at worst "eh, it didn't land for me." Did you determine that on your own or did you ask an AI to tell you?
  - Spivak 2y ago
    This is the weakest comeback— come on you can do better, I believe in you. But I guess that makes sense coming from someone who thinks the peak of human intelligence was before we used tools. /jest
- borggambit 2y ago
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golly_ned 2y ago
> Letters of recommendation are one of the best use cases of LLMs because they are, by definition, full of bullshit and formalism, and with very little actual content. That's just a poorly written letter of recommendation, then. The letters I've read that were most impactful in terms of advocating for the candidate were specific about the actions and impact of the candidate, and I've written my letters of recommendation in the same fashion.

Spivak 2y ago

Look, appalled is a pretty strong reaction to an ad about an AI chatbot that it's hard to take seriously. That footballer who made a speech about how women need to embrace their natural roles as wives and homemakers is appalling, this is at worst "eh, it didn't land for me." Hey look this kid used a writing assistant to write something— literally dystopian. Grammarly could have made the exact same ad. It seems that there's a group of people who are frothing at the mouth towards anything with the words AI on it and this article is one of them.

myaccountonhn 2y ago
Eh, it is appalling I'd say, since it takes out the entire soul of it all. A letter written by an AI is about as touching as receiving a stock photo. And as written in the article, it removes an opportunity from the kid to practice their writing ability.
freejazz 2y ago
>That footballer who made a speech about how women need to embrace their natural roles as wives and homemakers is appalling, this is at worst "eh, it didn't land for me." Did you determine that on your own or did you ask an AI to tell you?
- Spivak 2y ago
  This is the weakest comeback— come on you can do better, I believe in you. But I guess that makes sense coming from someone who thinks the peak of human intelligence was before we used tools. /jest
borggambit 2y ago
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golly_ned 2y ago

> Letters of recommendation are one of the best use cases of LLMs because they are, by definition, full of bullshit and formalism, and with very little actual content. That's just a poorly written letter of recommendation, then. The letters I've read that were most impactful in terms of advocating for the candidate were specific about the actions and impact of the candidate, and I've written my letters of recommendation in the same fashion.