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I feel like that’s already becoming true. I sometimes work on problems/projects where the AI agent is definitely more qualified than me to call the shots. For

I feel like that’s already becoming true. I sometimes work on problems/projects where the AI agent is definitely more qualified than me to call the shots. For example, this library here for deep learning is 100% ai generated and far beyond my technical capabilities. https://github.com/computerex/dlgo https://github.com/computerex/dlgo

RealityVoid 5mo ago
I find AI a great scaffolding for improving understanding and mental models. BUT! It's all in how you use it.
- sigmoid10 5mo ago
  The real question is: Do you need to understand it fully for it to improve your life? For example, if you're in fundamental science (or generally a fan of reductionism), it for sure would be nice to understand the universe instead of just having access to an AI that can comprehend it. But to the majority of the population it only matters that someone (or something) understands it enough to make it useful to others.
  - Schlagbohrer 5mo ago
    Reminds me of a Carl Sagan quote, that our society is built on science and technology yet few understand it.
  - RealityVoid 5mo ago
    Understanding everything fully is futile. But there are many many many things that by understanding you improve your life. So, I feel the question is... not useful, I would say. Yes, you need to search for things that if you knew them you would improve your life. No, you can not know them all beforehand. Yes, there are such things. There always are.
    - sigmoid10 5mo ago
      They only improve your life if you actually work on something that you yourself are trying to improve. Most people are fine with the status quo, so if something like LLMs can take over the understanding of complex tasks, they won't even notice, except for the fact that more of these tasks will get done.
      - RealityVoid 4mo ago
        There are clearly things to understand more than just the immediate stuff you do for work. I think most people are thirsty for understanding, it's just... many times it's in other domains than you expect.
- felixg3 5mo ago
  LLMs are a mirror of the user‘s input capabilities, like every other computer programme.

RealityVoid 5mo ago

I find AI a great scaffolding for improving understanding and mental models. BUT! It's all in how you use it.

sigmoid10 5mo ago
The real question is: Do you need to understand it fully for it to improve your life? For example, if you're in fundamental science (or generally a fan of reductionism), it for sure would be nice to understand the universe instead of just having access to an AI that can comprehend it. But to the majority of the population it only matters that someone (or something) understands it enough to make it useful to others.
- Schlagbohrer 5mo ago
  Reminds me of a Carl Sagan quote, that our society is built on science and technology yet few understand it.
- RealityVoid 5mo ago
  Understanding everything fully is futile. But there are many many many things that by understanding you improve your life. So, I feel the question is... not useful, I would say. Yes, you need to search for things that if you knew them you would improve your life. No, you can not know them all beforehand. Yes, there are such things. There always are.
  - sigmoid10 5mo ago
    They only improve your life if you actually work on something that you yourself are trying to improve. Most people are fine with the status quo, so if something like LLMs can take over the understanding of complex tasks, they won't even notice, except for the fact that more of these tasks will get done.
    - RealityVoid 4mo ago
      There are clearly things to understand more than just the immediate stuff you do for work. I think most people are thirsty for understanding, it's just... many times it's in other domains than you expect.
felixg3 5mo ago
LLMs are a mirror of the user‘s input capabilities, like every other computer programme.