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Re:Being confidently wrong is the only thing holding AI back by stetrain on Friday August 22, 2025 @08:49AM (#44983971)
Yep, the LLM will happily continue this spiral indefinitely but I've learned that if providing a bit more context and one correction doesn't provide a good solution, continuing is generally a waste of time.

They tend to very quickly lose useful context of the original problem and stated goals.

Re:Being confidently wrong is the only thing holding AI back by nyeah on Friday August 22, 2025 @09:08AM (#44984206)
Yes, that is the point of the comment.
Re:Being confidently wrong is the only thing holding AI back by stetrain on Friday August 22, 2025 @10:21AM (#44985039)
Yes, you’re absolutely right! Agreeing with the comment and adding my own experience was the point of my comment.

Is there anything else I can help you with?

Re:Being confidently wrong is the only thing holding AI back by nyeah on Friday August 22, 2025 @10:50AM (#44985352)
Ok, fair, clearly I misinterpreted what you wrote.