Alan Kay's talk at UCLA – Feb 21, 2024 [video]

Re:Alan Kay's talk at UCLA – Feb 21, 2024 [video] by ssivark on Thursday March 07, 2024 @03:48PM (#39634420)

> In contrast, when communicating with an OS or engineering a mechanical device, ambiguity is a negative and it's crucial to use language that is deterministic.

Very much a historical artifact. Modern systems (LLMs, for example) can in principle handle ambiguous inputs.

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Re:Alan Kay's talk at UCLA – Feb 21, 2024 [video] by AlchemistCamp on Friday March 08, 2024 @03:25PM (#39645952)

Is ambiguity ever desirable when communicating with them?

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Re:Alan Kay's talk at UCLA – Feb 21, 2024 [video] by carbotaniuman on Friday March 08, 2024 @06:56PM (#39647994)

I would argue no - the entire concept of prompt engineering exists for this reason.

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