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Re:ChatGPT can now see, hear, and speak – openai.com by TerrifiedMouse on Monday September 25, 2023 @02:18PM (#37648254)
> The speed of user-visible progress last 12 months is astonishing.

Is this progress though? They are just widening the data set that the LLM processes. They haven't fixed any of the outstanding problems - hallucinations remain unsolved.

Feels like putting lipstick on a pig.

> but in daily world, they work so darn well for so many use cases!

I guess I'm just one of those people who does not like non-reliable tools. I rather a tool be "dumb" (i.e. limited) but reliable than "smart" (i.e. flexible in what it can handle) but (silently!) screws up all the time.

It's what I always liked about computers. They compensate for my failings as an error prone flesh bag. My iPhone won't forget my appointments like I do.

Re:ChatGPT can now see, hear, and speak – openai.com by fragmede on Monday September 25, 2023 @02:20PM (#37648290)
Car crashes haven't stopped happening, but it's undeniable that cars have progressed since the Model-T first came out over a hundred years ago.
Re:ChatGPT can now see, hear, and speak – openai.com by jgoodhcg on Monday September 25, 2023 @02:22PM (#37648308)
There’s room in the world for a tool that has an error rate but also an astonishing ability to accelerate the work of a person.