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They do. I asked CharGPT for 327 x 48 and it used the "ChatGPT Instruments" calculator. Previously it used to run Python scripts, and may still do for more com

They do. I asked CharGPT for 327 x 48 and it used the "ChatGPT Instruments" calculator. Previously it used to run Python scripts, and may still do for more complex calculations.

steveBK123 4mo ago
What's interesting is that one one hand LLM pumps are claiming a path to AGI.. while on the other hand, they are duct-taping in deterministic plugins for specific prompt types they find it better to offload... In X years is it just going to be a thin OS-like layer where a majority of work is being handled by other "programs".
- singpolyma3 4mo ago
  > In X years is it just going to be a thin OS-like layer where a majority of work is being handled by other "programs" That is my hopeful ideal
  - steveBK123 4mo ago
    In which case it’s just a neat extension of search
- beernet 4mo ago
  > while on the other hand, they are duct-taping in deterministic plugins for specific prompt types they find it better to offload So, in essence, just like human beings?
  - grey-area 4mo ago
    For this category of problems, no, very unlike human beings.
    - steveBK123 4mo ago
      Right.. plumbing in specific plugins for specific prompt forms feels like an expert system, rather than some general purpose intelligence. Also big picture its hard to see it as some sort of self-improving intelligence if humans are hand crafting these paths and tools for it.
      - BobbyTables2 4mo ago
        Exactly, an expert system marketed to nonexperts…
  - steveBK123 4mo ago
    My point is what makes this terribly different than Alexa skills
  - BobbyTables2 4mo ago
    How creditable would Claude be if it couldn’t answer “1+2=3?” Worse, this is really human beings trying to pretend that their AI is AGI.
- tzs 4mo ago
  That doesn't seem very persuasive. The one example of a non-A GI we have, humans, does the same thing. We've been offloading arithmetic for at least 4000 years.
  - BobbyTables2 4mo ago
    Sure but we don’t pretend otherwise…

They do. I asked CharGPT for 327 x 48 and it used the "ChatGPT Instruments" calculator. Previously it used to run Python scripts, and may still do for more complex calculations.

steveBK123 4mo ago

What's interesting is that one one hand LLM pumps are claiming a path to AGI.. while on the other hand, they are duct-taping in deterministic plugins for specific prompt types they find it better to offload... In X years is it just going to be a thin OS-like layer where a majority of work is being handled by other "programs".

singpolyma3 4mo ago
> In X years is it just going to be a thin OS-like layer where a majority of work is being handled by other "programs" That is my hopeful ideal
- steveBK123 4mo ago
  In which case it’s just a neat extension of search
beernet 4mo ago
> while on the other hand, they are duct-taping in deterministic plugins for specific prompt types they find it better to offload So, in essence, just like human beings?
- grey-area 4mo ago
  For this category of problems, no, very unlike human beings.
  - steveBK123 4mo ago
    Right.. plumbing in specific plugins for specific prompt forms feels like an expert system, rather than some general purpose intelligence. Also big picture its hard to see it as some sort of self-improving intelligence if humans are hand crafting these paths and tools for it.
    - BobbyTables2 4mo ago
      Exactly, an expert system marketed to nonexperts…
- steveBK123 4mo ago
  My point is what makes this terribly different than Alexa skills
- BobbyTables2 4mo ago
  How creditable would Claude be if it couldn’t answer “1+2=3?” Worse, this is really human beings trying to pretend that their AI is AGI.
tzs 4mo ago
That doesn't seem very persuasive. The one example of a non-A GI we have, humans, does the same thing. We've been offloading arithmetic for at least 4000 years.
- BobbyTables2 4mo ago
  Sure but we don’t pretend otherwise…