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Re:An example of LLM prompting for programming by nuancebydefault on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @04:21PM (#35619484)
To answer your question with a question if I may -- when did productivity increase in software ever result in headcount reduction? The competition also will have similar productivity gain.
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Re:An example of LLM prompting for programming by MacsHeadroom on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @05:11PM (#35620242)
>when did productivity increase in software ever result in headcount reduction? The competition also will have similar productivity gain.

The average AI company has like 1 employee per $25M valuation. That's around 25x fewer employees than the typical tech company.

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Re:An example of LLM prompting for programming by quirkot on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @10:48PM (#35623693)
There used to be a profession called "typist" where a skilled person would type up your dictation quickly and without wasting sheets of paper from typewriter error. Now it's all software

There used to be mailrooms filled with people sorting and delivering physical envelopes. Now it's all software.

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Re:An example of LLM prompting for programming by nuancebydefault on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @07:44AM (#35626961)
You are right. Sorry, i meant headcount of software staff.
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