15 points jalev 57 minutes ago 6 comments

rahidz 10 minutes ago | parent

Man I remember back when a psychic conned me by solving the Navier-Stokes problem.

Also >July 4th, 2023

rusk 6 minutes ago | parent

Did an AI do that on its own though? I heard it was human mathematicians using a sophisticated machine as a tool.

mstank 40 seconds ago | parent

It sounds like LLMs were pretty useful to them…

atemerev 8 minutes ago | parent

All of this is accurate (and useful). But yeah, psychics do not prove theorems from frontier math and build working complex software.

mstank 3 minutes ago | parent

This is a strange newsletter post. It’s harping against AI but seems AI-written itself.

Its ultimate conclusion:

“I’ve come to the conclusion that a language model is almost always the wrong tool for the job.

I strongly advise against integrating an LLM or chatbot into your product, website, or organisational processes.”

Seems so obviously biased that I can only understand it with the context that the writer is trying to sell their book for $35.

williamcotton 1 minute ago | parent

What’s the point of arguing over the metaphysics of “intelligence”?

Instead, what’s the practical use of “intelligence”?