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Re:OpenAI's Codex sure knows a lot about HN [video] by nerdponx on Sunday August 15, 2021 @08:10PM (#28193737)
Keep in mind that it's somewhere between "random" and "intelligent". It's more or less very complicated fuzzy pattern matching.

I do like the idea of generating configuration files, at least as a starting point for users in applications with big complicated configuration set ups. As with all things fuzzy, the output probably won't be perfect, but it might help users save time in getting set up.

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Re:OpenAI's Codex sure knows a lot about HN [video] by FeepingCreature on Monday August 16, 2021 @01:38AM (#28195250)
Very complicated multilayer fuzzy pattern matching.

If you look at it that way, it's not dissimilar to the brain.

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Re:OpenAI's Codex sure knows a lot about HN [video] by chucklenorris on Monday August 16, 2021 @04:57AM (#28196172)
not really, the brain can verify the correctness of the pattern matching, and use that to infer other possibly correct patterns. also this model can't really infer intentionality or discern between variants and weigh in pros and cons. that being said i think we're not far from agi, we just need a few more pieces
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Re:OpenAI's Codex sure knows a lot about HN [video] by FeepingCreature on Monday August 16, 2021 @06:30AM (#28196614)
It can sort of discern between variants. And intentionality and pros/cons are just another kind of pattern. What it cannot do is any kind of recursive, reflective reasoning (except by unrolling).
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Re:OpenAI's Codex sure knows a lot about HN [video] by mensetmanusman on Monday August 16, 2021 @09:11AM (#28197602)
If only we knew how the brain worked…
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