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People are overestimating the value on having AI create something given loose instructions, and underestimating the value of using AI as a tool for a human to l
by manoDev 8mo ago
People are overestimating the value on having AI create something given loose instructions, and underestimating the value of using AI as a tool for a human to learn and explore a problem space. The bias shows on the terminology (“agents”).
We finally made the computer able to speak “our” language - but we still see computers as just automation. There’s a lot of untapped potential in the other direction, in encoding and compressing knowledge IMO.
- georgeecollins 8mo agoRight! It's like maybe the AI is more of a threat to the accounts payable person than the accounts payable software. At least in terms of head count.
- fsddd 8mo agoProblem space is rich. The thing doesnt actually know what a problem is. The thing is incredibly good at searching through large spaces of information.
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- fsddd 8mo agoNot sure what you mean by that lol
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- mvdtnz 8mo agoDon't post AI slop here please.
- consumer451 8mo agoI normally would not, as is evidenced by my comment history. However, in this one case, it seemed approporiate.
- stoneforger 8mo agoThe answer.
- themafia 8mo ago> AI create something To have AI recreate something that was already in it's training set. > in encoding and compressing knowledge IMO. I'd rather have the knowledge encoded in a way that doesn't generate hallucinations.
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- jamesmcq 8mo agoExactly my thoughts - the value in AI is not auto-generating anything more than something trivial, but there's huge value in a more customized knowledge engine - a targeted, specific Google if you will. Get answers to your specific question instead of results that might contain what you were looking for if you slog through them. AI is hugely beneficial in understanding a problem, or at least getting a good overview, so you can then go off and solve/do it yourself, but focusing on "just have the AI generate a solution" is going to hugely harm AI perception/adoption.
- preommr 8mo agoBecause that would mean AI isn't going to replace entire industries, which is the only way to justify the, not billions, but trillions in market value that AI leaders keep trying to justify.
- qudat 8mo ago100% agree. I’d add we are underestimating our contributions in making the code agents do the right thing as well.