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I reckon the ideal use case for chat LLMs at the moment is as a bridge for questions that are hard to search but easy to verify. For example, you have a plant
by Nition 2y ago
I reckon the ideal use case for chat LLMs at the moment is as a bridge for questions that are hard to search but easy to verify.
For example, you have a plant you can't identify. Hard to Google search with words. "Plant with small red berries and...". You could reverse image search your photo of it, probably won't help either. Show an LLM the photo (some accept images now). LLM tells you what it thinks. Now you Google search "Ribes rubrum" to verify it. Much easier.
You've got a complicated medical problem that's been going on for months. A google search of all the factors involved would be excessively long and throw up all sorts of random stuff. You describe the whole scenario to an LLM and it gives you four ideas. You can now search those specific conditions and see how well they actually match.
I've found there are actually a lot of questions that fit in that sort of NP complexity category.
- krige 2y agoAs a side note, there's an app for that! (tm). PlantNet does recognize plants based on photo provided and it is doing a pretty good job at it. It predates the LLM craze by a bit.
- mplanchard 2y agoThe Seek app (by iNaturalist, another excellent app) also can identify plants based on a photo, and without the need for an internet connection, which is a critical feature IMO since you often want it when you’re out walking in the woods or whatever.