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Interacting with a computer in natural language is much more human than typing in special codes and punctuation.
by xnx 6mo ago
Interacting with a computer in natural language is much more human than typing in special codes and punctuation.
- deng 6mo agoSo telling someone to make a table for you is more human than making it yourself, because you're using natural language instead of saws and hand planes?
- GCUMstlyHarmls 6mo agoI would say yes, conversing between two humans, maybe even collaborating, is more human than a solitary human using inanimate objects.
- anthk 6mo agoEven if the table collapses down badly instead of doing a proper one with a good set of tools?
- tclancy 6mo agoHave you seen me work?
- spacebacon 6mo agoI can't know how To hear anymore about tables
- HeatrayEnjoyer 6mo agoBut the extension works, not "collapses down badly."
- spacebacon 6mo agoBasket weaving is more human than conversation. Language is entry level artificial man.
- redsocksfan45 6mo ago[dead]
- gchamonlive 6mo ago> telling someone to make a table for you is more human than making it yourself That's a bad comparison. You have to compare crafting a table manually to doing it via CNC.
- ok_dad 6mo agoYes, I build furniture for my wife’s designs. Without her my furniture wouldn’t exist. I’m the LLM in this case, capable of building things but not furniture design.
- robotresearcher 6mo agoCommissioning a craftsman you respect to make custom furniture to your taste and specifications sounds human enough to me.
- speed_spread 6mo agoThe human world is full of special codes and obscure gestures that only have meaning if provided in the right sequence to the right people. Computer programming being documented and formalized makes it more accessible than many social circles.
- sph 6mo agoImagine writing this comment on 2013 Hacker News with a straight face.