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It probably shouldn't be called prompt engineering, even informally. The work of an engineer shouldn't require hope.
by criddell 2y ago
It probably shouldn't be called prompt engineering, even informally. The work of an engineer shouldn't require hope.
- sirspacey 2y agoThis is the fundamental change in the concept of programming From computer’s doing exactly what you state, with all the many challenges that creates To is probabilistically solving for your intent, with all the many challenges that creates Fair to say human beings probably need both to effectively communicate Will be interesting to see if the current GenAI + ML + prompt engineering + code is sufficient
- mplewis 2y agoNah man. This isn’t solving anything. This is praying to a machine god but it’s an autocomplete under the hood.
- Loughla 2y agoHonestly, this sort of programming (whether it's in quotes or not) will be unbelievably life changing when it works. I can absolutely put into words what I want, but I cannot program it because of all the variables. When a computer can build the code for me based on my description... Holy cow.
- VirusNewbie 2y agoif this doesn't work well with super high level languages, why would it work really well with LLMs?
- Loughla 2y agoI can have a conversation with LLM's. they can walk me through the troubleshooting without prior knowledge of programming languages. That seems like a massive advantage.
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- fshbbdssbbgdd 2y agoI don’t think the people who engineered the Golden Gate Bridge, Apollo 7, or the transistor would have succeeded if they didn’t have hope.
- Terr_ 2y agoI think OP's point is that "hope" is never a substitute for "a battery of experiments on dependably constant phenomena and supported by strong statistical analysis."
- llmfan 2y agoIt should be called prompt science.
- fennecfoxy 2y agoEngineering requires hope; anything outside the bounds of our understanding (like exactly how these models work) requires it. Scientists fold proteins, _hoping_ that they'll find the right sequence, based on all they currently know (best guess). Without hope there is no need try; without trying there is no discovery.
- valval 2y agoWhat a silly thing to say. Engineering is just problem solving.