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Anthropic from a technology perspective does interesting work, but from a business perspective its long-term viability is unclear. LLM generated slop will unli

Anthropic from a technology perspective does interesting work, but from a business perspective its long-term viability is unclear. LLM generated slop will unlikely make it through the valley of despair in the Gartner hype cycle. Rule #3: popularity is not an indication of utility. Rule #23: Don't compete to be at the bottom, as you just might actually win. The fact is all employees that produce intangible assets look like a fiscal liability on paper. If you don't have project history in a given area, than managers quietly add training costs and retention issue forecasts on that hiring decision. I found the dynamic range anecdote by Steve Jobs (a controversial figure) was rather accurate across many business contexts =3 https://youtu.be/TRZAJY23xio?feature=shared&t=2360 https://youtu.be/TRZAJY23xio?feature=shared&t=2360

theteapot 1y ago
Where are these rules from (I asked Claude but it doesn't know either)?
- Joel_Mckay 1y ago
  Rule #6: Perspective is earned, and cannot be given freely. If I recall, it was mostly gleaned from meetings with startup CEO/CTO after years in operation. Mostly just documents the various cons pulled on technical people... like illegally farming CVs for LLM products, and cheap work Visas. =3
  - simoncion 1y ago
    > Perspective is earned, and cannot be given freely. Perspective is developed rather than earned. Having said that, a numbered list of rules can be given freely. That's, like, one of the points of writing things down or otherwise committing them to long-term storage.
    - Joel_Mckay 1y ago
      >"Perspective is developed" That is often academic institutional marketing rhetoric. What seems reasonable or lucrative to the naive is not necessarily worth the legal encumbrances or investment risks. Rule #16: "One should listen to the person that signs the Checks, as the bank has already validated who is currently in charge of the account". Everyone has an opinion, but some opinions are more profitable than others... Best of luck =3
      - simoncion 1y ago
        > One should listen to the person that signs the Checks... kek. keknado, even.

theteapot 1y ago

Where are these rules from (I asked Claude but it doesn't know either)?

Joel_Mckay 1y ago
Rule #6: Perspective is earned, and cannot be given freely. If I recall, it was mostly gleaned from meetings with startup CEO/CTO after years in operation. Mostly just documents the various cons pulled on technical people... like illegally farming CVs for LLM products, and cheap work Visas. =3
- simoncion 1y ago
  > Perspective is earned, and cannot be given freely. Perspective is developed rather than earned. Having said that, a numbered list of rules can be given freely. That's, like, one of the points of writing things down or otherwise committing them to long-term storage.
  - Joel_Mckay 1y ago
    >"Perspective is developed" That is often academic institutional marketing rhetoric. What seems reasonable or lucrative to the naive is not necessarily worth the legal encumbrances or investment risks. Rule #16: "One should listen to the person that signs the Checks, as the bank has already validated who is currently in charge of the account". Everyone has an opinion, but some opinions are more profitable than others... Best of luck =3
    - simoncion 1y ago
      > One should listen to the person that signs the Checks... kek. keknado, even.