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When I'm done working, chased my children to properly finish their dinner, helped my son with homework, and putting them to bed, it's already 9+ PM — the only t

When I'm done working, chased my children to properly finish their dinner, helped my son with homework, and putting them to bed, it's already 9+ PM — the only time of the day when I have free time. Just which human besides my wife can I talk to at that point? What if she doesn't have a clue either? All the professionals are only open when I'm working. A lot of the issues happen during the weekend, when professionals are closed. I don't want to disturb friends during the evening, and it's not like they have the expertise I need anyway. LLMs are infinitely patient, don't think I am dumb for asking certain things, consider all the information I feed them, are available whenever I need them, have a wide range of expertise, and are dirt cheap compared to professionals. That they might hallucinate is not a blocker most of the time. If the information I require is critical, I can always double check with my own research or with professionals (in which case the LLM has already primed me with a basic mental model so that I can ask quick, short, targeted questions, which saves the both of us time, and me money). For everything else (such as my curiocity on why TCM works, or the correct spelling of a word), LLMs are good enough.

vbezhenar 2y ago
You are supposed to have connections with knowledgeable people, so you can call them and ask for advice. That's how it works without computers.
- FooBarWidget 2y ago
  Did you miss the parts where I said that I only have time when they're closed, and they're only open when I'm most busy? Have you never seen knowledgeable people get things wrong, and having to verify them? Did you miss the part where they cost money, and I better come in as prepared as possible? I really don't get these knee-jerk averse reactions. Are people deliberately reading past my assertions that I double check LLM outputs for everything critical?
CRConrad 2y ago
> LLMs are infinitely patient, don't think I am dumb for asking certain things We don't know that. They could be laughing their ass off at you without telling you.

vbezhenar 2y ago

You are supposed to have connections with knowledgeable people, so you can call them and ask for advice. That's how it works without computers.

FooBarWidget 2y ago
Did you miss the parts where I said that I only have time when they're closed, and they're only open when I'm most busy? Have you never seen knowledgeable people get things wrong, and having to verify them? Did you miss the part where they cost money, and I better come in as prepared as possible? I really don't get these knee-jerk averse reactions. Are people deliberately reading past my assertions that I double check LLM outputs for everything critical?

CRConrad 2y ago

> LLMs are infinitely patient, don't think I am dumb for asking certain things We don't know that. They could be laughing their ass off at you without telling you.