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And this lies at the heart of the problem. We expect computers to be consistent despite running programs that are not designed to be consistent. This despite
by vidarh 4mo ago
And this lies at the heart of the problem.
We expect computers to be consistent despite running programs that are not designed to be consistent.
This despite the fact that we have lots of experience of programs running on computers that produces wildly inconsistent outputs.
But for some reason some people choose to assume LLMs should act like a calculator instead of any of those programs.
- chrisjj 4mo ago> This despite the fact that we have lots of experience of programs running on computers that produces wildly inconsistent outputs. The average user has very little. A word processor with inconsistent pagination or a spreadsheet with inconsistent totals is rightly seen as faulty.
- newswasboring 4mo agoYeah but daily tools have lots of complexity which appears as non determinism (if we are thinking only UX, not actual determinism). For example, try moving an image in the word doc. I have been using MS word my entire life it seems, still don't know what the rules are lol.
- chrisjj 4mo agoYou're using a mouse? I have no problem getting reliable output from reliable input - through keyboard.
- newswasboring 4mo agoYes I'm using one of the most popular computer peripherals ever invented, yes.
- vidarh 4mo agoThe average user is familiar with games.
- chrisjj 4mo agoClocks too.