anguspmitchell

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   by anguspmitchell 2y ago

   I always assumed LLMs would result in more bloated content (stupid interns) but I think you’re right that it’ll lead to more efficient prioritization (hooray interns)
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   by anguspmitchell 2y ago

   I think the intern analogy is right. The problem is that there’s always a communication cost to outsourcing something. And you can’t outsource a whole project to an LLM, like a human intern. You’re just outsourcing one micro-, sub-task afte
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   by anguspmitchell 2y ago

   I can’t remember the exact phrase but McLuhan talks about the “literate man” (or something) in a way that makes it sound like we have modern brain software, not better or worse, merely adapted for a certain environment. I like the idea that
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   by anguspmitchell 2y ago

   I have a friend who’s a chess player who described something similar