Re:Security Weaknesses of Copilot Generated Code in GitHub
by tmpX7dMeXU on Thursday October 05, 2023 @06:38AM
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This question is essentially thought-terminating in most contexts as most of not all people can’t answer it given how littler know about how humans work.
Nerds will also get hung up on this because they can’t stand the notion that any aspect of their job doesn’t require their immense intelligence.
For most contexts, “will this tool help me”’is a much more appropriate question. Anyone conflating the two is doing themselves a disservice.
Re:Security Weaknesses of Copilot Generated Code in GitHub
by steve1977 on Thursday October 05, 2023 @06:48AM
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I don’t know if either question is more „appropriate“. One is more scientific and philosophical, the other is practical.
I mean a power drill is also helping me a lot, without being intelligent.
Re:Security Weaknesses of Copilot Generated Code in GitHub
by og_kalu on Thursday October 05, 2023 @07:12AM
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>The interesting question is of course if that applies to LLMs or not. Are they actually intelligent or do they just look intelligent (and do we even have the means to answer those questions)?
It's not an interesting question. It's pretty meaningless.
Are birds really flying or do they look like they are flying (perspective of the bee)?. Are planes really flying or do they look like they're flying ?
"Mimic Intelligence" is not a real distinction.
The interesting question is of course if that applies to LLMs or not. Are they actually intelligent or do they just look intelligent (and do we even have the means to answer those questions)?