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Re:Paul Graham on X: if I were 17. I'd learn how to build LL... by lern_too_spel on Monday August 24, 2026 @05:20PM (#49425992)
Yann has been consistently wrong about the limits of LLMs.
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Re:Paul Graham on X: if I were 17. I'd learn how to build LL... by LarsDu88 on Tuesday August 25, 2026 @12:40AM (#49429151)
He has, but I think he's right in the sense that there will be better models. It would be premature to think that the current frontier model architectures will last into the future. It would be like making DVD engineering a standard part of high school curricula
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Re:Paul Graham on X: if I were 17. I'd learn how to build LL... by handoflixue on Tuesday August 25, 2026 @09:50AM (#49434105)
> It would be like making DVD engineering a standard part of high school curricula

I fail to see how PG suggesting that a 17 year old, today, should study something... is in any way a parallel to formalizing it as part of the curriculum.

I would, in fact, expect PG to recommend something completely different in 10 years.

The whole point of hacking is to understand the world around you, today

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Re:Paul Graham on X: if I were 17. I'd learn how to build LL... by carbondrone on Tuesday August 25, 2026 @06:20AM (#49431447)
Well good for them, I think their comment is heavily suggesting they're dissatisfied if said limits, and want to see them broken.
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