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Re:Ask HN: Why is it taking so long to build computer contro... by jfbfkdnxbdkdb on Saturday February 22, 2025 @11:49PM (#43146655)
Because a llm != a generally Intelligent mind...

Whilst they are a massive Step forward ... We still have a long way to go for that...

Why not try it yourself with ollama a large model and some rented hardware ... You will get something ... But it will not be consistent...

Re:Ask HN: Why is it taking so long to build computer contro... by jfbfkdnxbdkdb on Saturday February 22, 2025 @11:51PM (#43146667)
Not to be a doubter in llms being powerful ... Just that every time I try them ... They just don't do what I want....
Re:Ask HN: Why is it taking so long to build computer contro... by mu53 on Saturday February 22, 2025 @11:56PM (#43146686)
have you tried adding "please"? I found that it works wonders
Re:Ask HN: Why is it taking so long to build computer contro... by collingreen on Sunday February 23, 2025 @01:38AM (#43147213)
I can't tell if this is serious or tongue in cheek and I find that both funny and deeply discouraging about the state of the world. For some reason it's giving me Rick and Morty butter robot vibes.
Re:Ask HN: Why is it taking so long to build computer contro... by jfbfkdnxbdkdb on Sunday February 23, 2025 @02:41AM (#43147494)
Tried that ... But competently writing rust is just not a priority for the llms I chat with
Re:Ask HN: Why is it taking so long to build computer contro... by louisfialho on Sunday February 23, 2025 @08:11PM (#43154880)
I think this was the case even 6 months ago but now that we have reasoning models I'd expect models can understand a web page and the action to take next no?
Re:Ask HN: Why is it taking so long to build computer contro... by jfbfkdnxbdkdb on Monday February 24, 2025 @05:27AM (#43157939)
Even deepseek r1 (70b) still flubs things ... Maybe if I try 640b but yeah I don't have the ram...