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> but so much code writen is just the human brain doing the same autocomplete style work that LLMs can do now. That's the part they are really good at. But the
by andix 4mo ago
> but so much code writen is just the human brain doing the same autocomplete style work that LLMs can do now.
That's the part they are really good at. But they are really bad at taking complex decisions. Most of them are just guesses from a finite amount of solutions they were trained on, or from options they have in context.
- godwinson__4-8 4mo agoIndeed. Humans are well known for being good at "taking complex decisions" for which they have no "training", "options" or "context".
- andix 4mo agoHumans have a much bigger "context window". They remember many things they did an hour ago, a week ago, or even years ago.
- godwinson__4-8 4mo agoYes, and your ability to remember a relatively few things that happened years ago is predicated on your ability to also forget most things that happen to you - like what you had for dinner last week. Good thing we have technology to fill in the gaps. And nothing about this makes your initial comment any less goofy. Anyone who has ever had to make a difficult decision knows more than half the battle is preparation. Where do you think complex decisions come from? Have current events left you with the impression that people just waltz into idk say the Situation Room and just big brain their way through world events? That's how the current administration seems to think the world works, with quite predictable results. Society is already algorithmic. To optimize for humans being dumb. AI is nothing more than another advance along this continuum. No one is impressed by your ability to remember something years ago, many if not most mammals have the same capability. Human recall is also notoriously bad in many cases - see numerous studies on the reliability of eye witnesses testimony. AI is smart because most people are dumb. Come to terms with the fact that your anthropocentrism need not be based on a notion of intellectual supremacy and you'll be a far less tedious person to deal with.
- andix 4mo agoYou didn't convince me, that I'm the tedious person to deal with here.
- godwinson__4-8 4mo agoClearly the LLMs lack of pride is also a deficiency in your view.
- nkrisc 4mo agoHumans also generally have the will to live.
- godwinson__4-8 4mo agoIndeed. It's almost like the LLM was the one that invented the "tactical" nuke in the first place.
- queenkjuul 4mo agoNo, that would be Douglas MacArthur