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Technology feels like magic when you don't understand it.

• amelius 1y ago
  Even more so when even the creators of the technology don't understand it.
  • revskill 1y ago
    Where did u master humor from ?
  • mmh0000 1y ago
    The creators understand it well. The math is pretty a lot, but, you can literally do it with pen and paper. There are plenty of blog[1] posts showing the process. Anyone claiming AI is a black box no one understands is a marketing-level drone trying to sell something that THEY don't understand. [1] https://explainextended.com/2023/12/31/happy-new-year-15/ https://explainextended.com/2023/12/31/happy-new-year-15/
    • amelius 1y ago
      No, they only understand it on a superficial level. The behavior of these systems emerges from simpler stuff, yes, but the end result is difficult to reason about. Just have a look at Claude's prompt [1] that leaked some time ago, and which is an almost desperate attempt of the creators to nudge the system into a certain direction and make it not say the wrong things. We probably need a New Kind of Soft Science™ to fill this gap. [1] https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/25/claude-4-system-prompt/ https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/25/claude-4-system-prompt...