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He explained why he hasn't tried it in the section "The Challenge". Also see footnote 21, which says that what he called his "quirky constraints" in the main te
by mwcampbell 1y ago
He explained why he hasn't tried it in the section "The Challenge". Also see footnote 21, which says that what he called his "quirky constraints" in the main text are really bedrock ethical concerns. I respect him a great deal for not compromising on these.
Edit to add: Full disclosure: I've been a fan of his writing and work for a long time anyway, and am a supporter on Patreon.
- kentonv 1y agoYes, the ethical debate is fair and worth having, and I don't think someone necessarily has to try it to be able to debate the ethics. I obviously don't quite agree with his opinions here but I respect them. (Though I would say, before I really tried it, I had believed that AI does a lot more "plagiarism" -- lifting of entire passages or snippets. Actually using it has made clearer to me that it really is more like someone who has learned by reading, and then applies those learnings, at least most of the time.) I just don't like it when people argue that it doesn't work or doesn't do what they want without having actually tried it... There's too much echo chamber of people who don't want AI to work, and so convince each other that it doesn't, and repeat each other's arguments, all without ever taking a step outside their comfort zones. (Again... this was me, 6 months ago.)