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Why does everyone assume people in the past were idiots? They probably would have figured out what this was for after some critical thinking. Remember those peo
by deadbabe 2mo ago
Why does everyone assume people in the past were idiots? They probably would have figured out what this was for after some critical thinking. Remember those people wrote massive complicated software by hand.
- bedstefar 2mo agoI didn't imply people in the past were idiots, but how on earth would anyone know what an _agent harness_ is, say?
- deadbabe 2mo agoBecause the term or concept of “AI Agent” existed long before LLMs??? Jesus…
- techpression 2mo agoThe concept of agents is from the 1970’s, I love how some people think the idea is new. Sure, they didn’t have the LLM component, but the rest is the same.
- dist-epoch 2mo agoAlphaGo already had a harness. An AI in a loop with tools is not exactly a Black Swan.
- grey-area 2mo agoIt’s actually a funny oxymoron if you unpack it - agent implies autonomy and intelligence, harnesses are for unintelligent beasts of burden to control them. So you’re right, it makes absolutely no sense and would be hard to decipher, but does perfectly capture the contradictions inherent in attempts to treat dumb LLM word generators as intelligent independent agents.
- ihaveajob 2mo agoI don't think it's an oxymoron at all. An expert climber still uses a harness for safety, even though they won't (typically) try to jump off the wall.
- grey-area 2mo agoThey would 1 times out of 10 if they were an LLM. Then say sorry, you’re absolutely right I shouldn’t have jumped off the cliff.
- Obscurity4340 2mo agoFrom beyond the grave
- qarl2 1mo agoYou know - that's why we use 2 agents for any important decision. 1 in 10 becomes 1 in 100. And you can get any degree of accuracy you desire. If only humans were so reliable. Why are you ignoring basic principles of engineering?
- oasisaimlessly 1mo agoThat only works if failures are uncorrelated. Why are you ignoring basic principles of engineering?
- qarl2 1mo agoHEH. Never used agents, huh? The failures are mostly uncorrelated. Why are you ignoring basic principles of engineering (knowing what you're talking about before opening your mouth)?
- idiotsecant 2mo agoYou're addicted to being mad