not_maz

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   by not_maz 1y ago

   Paul Graham is a good writer. He's not an elite-tier writer's writer like "the dead guy" who's not actually dead, but he's still better than 99% of business executives, and he's better in the skills that b
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   by not_maz 1y ago

   Paul’s style of removing all friction might help the concepts slide smoothly into one’s brain, but as antirez points out, they’re less likely to stick. That's fine. The ideas transmit, the words are forgotten. He doesn't need to
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   by not_maz 1y ago

   Paul Graham is a very good writer, but one of the things I admire most about him is that, when he happens upon a truly excellent writer, he doesn't show the jealousy for which writers are infamously known. There has never been a case o
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   by not_maz 1y ago

   What's worse is that it can sometimes (but not always) read through your anti-bias prompts. "No, I want your honest opinion." "It's awesome." "I'm going to invest $250,000 into this. Tell me
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   by not_maz 1y ago

   I know the answer and I hate it. AIs are inferior to humans at their best, but superior to humans as they actually behave in society, due to decision fatigue and other constraints. When it comes to moral judgment in high stakes scenarios, A
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   by not_maz 1y ago

   I found an absolutely fascinating analysis on precisely this topic by an AI researcher who's also a writer: https://archive.ph/jgam4 LLMs can generate convincing editorial letters that give a real sense of having deepl