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Yeah I think he had a pretty sane take in that article: >CCC shows that AI systems can internalize the textbook knowledge of a field and apply it coherently at
by slopinthebag 8mo ago
Yeah I think he had a pretty sane take in that article:
>CCC shows that AI systems can internalize the textbook knowledge of a field and apply it coherently at scale. AI can now reliably operate within established engineering practice. This is a genuine milestone that removes much of the drudgery of repetition and allows engineers to start closer to the state of the art.
And also
> The most effective engineers will not compete with AI at producing code, but will learn to collaborate with it, by using AI to explore ideas faster, iterate more broadly, and focus human effort on direction and design. Lower barriers to implementation do not reduce the importance of engineers; instead, they elevate the importance of vision, judgment, and taste. When creation becomes easier, deciding what is worth creating becomes the harder problem. AI accelerates execution, but meaning, direction, and responsibility remain fundamentally human.
- Noumenon72 8mo ago> allows engineers to start closer to the state of the art This reminds me of the Slate Star Codex story "Ars Longa, Vita Brevis"[1], where it took almost an entire lifespan just to learn what the earlier alchemists had found, so only the last few hours of an alchemist's life were actually valuable. Now we can all skip ahead. 1. https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/11/09/ars-longa-vita-brevis/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/11/09/ars-longa-vita-brevis/