Re:Input to GPT Matters a Lot
by pwinnski on Monday April 03, 2023 @11:37AM
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Speaking for myself, I am equally dismissive of aliens, if that helps.
I think what annoys me about claims like this is two things, and it has to do with in-groups and out-groups.
1. I am concerned about how non-developers perceive us developers when they hear claims like this, since I expect that particular hype balloon to pop in the future.
2. I am distressed to see developers (who should know better) make these types of claims, especially without regard to 1.
If I were more into physics, I'd probably get more worked up about em-drives. As it is, I am enjoying LLMs and consider them an incredibly useful tool, possibly up there with things like GUIs and IDEs in terms of productivity enhancement. But it's still just extra-spicy autocomplete, and I think forgetting that could be dangerous.
I think what annoys me about claims like this is two things, and it has to do with in-groups and out-groups.
1. I am concerned about how non-developers perceive us developers when they hear claims like this, since I expect that particular hype balloon to pop in the future.
2. I am distressed to see developers (who should know better) make these types of claims, especially without regard to 1.
If I were more into physics, I'd probably get more worked up about em-drives. As it is, I am enjoying LLMs and consider them an incredibly useful tool, possibly up there with things like GUIs and IDEs in terms of productivity enhancement. But it's still just extra-spicy autocomplete, and I think forgetting that could be dangerous.