it’s getting to the point where I notice people say it a lot, especially IRL now for whatever reason recently.

And for clarity I’m not in research or anything, so these people just mean ‘LLM/image gen’, not utilities like OCR or (usually not) transcription.

Some have argued it’s just more efficient (which I can kind of get), while others think you’re actively hindering your intelligence somehow.

On the first point:

I’ve tried it occasionally to see how it compares to my own skill, and while it produces a functional result, it’s always very derivative work to the point where you can find things with the exact same names of other ‘public’ (but not libre) works, and often isn’t the ideal solution to what it targets. So I can see how you can get things out of it, but it never felt really that profound to me.

But for the second… isn’t this supposed to be the tool for people to do things they aren’t experienced in? If anything, you probably need to be able to understand how to write pertaining to the task so the token probabilities are biased toward writing from that area.

And even then, if all you end up doing is prompting AI, then wouldn’t you ultimately serve no purpose outside of being glorified QA?

I guess I’m trying to figure out what exactly non-users would be ‘falling behind’ in that affects them more than those who use AI?

  • Hossenfeffer@feddit.ukEnglish
    177·
    13 days ago

    There’s a truism cliche that, when asked a question to which they don’t know the answer, women will say"I don’t know" while men will confidently guess.

    LLMs are like men on steroids. From time to time they will (by chance) stumble on a correct answer, but mostly they just confidently guess with far less comprehension than even the most stupid man. And yes, I do mean the most stupid man.

    Edit: ‘truism’ was a poor choice of word. I’ve changed it to cliché.

    • MehBlah@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      13 days ago

      Truism? I think not. I have no trouble saying I don’t know. To do so is the beginning of all wisdom. Kinda sexist to suggest only women will say that when I just off of the phone with a lady who has never once in all the time I’ve known her uttered those words.

      • luciferofastora@feddit.org
        4·
        13 days ago

        I’m pretty sure it’s not supposed to be universal, because universal statements about humans and genders are typically wrong. I think in this case, it’s more aiming for the “cliché” meaning of truism.

        It’s a comment on a trend probably driven by traditional gender roles that cast men as dominant and confident while women are to be deferent and humble. If those roles don’t apply to you, the resulting dynamics may not apply either.

        • MehBlah@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          13 days ago

          If those roles don’t apply to you, the resulting dynamics may not apply either.

          Or anyone.

          • petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone
            11·
            13 days ago

            A refusal to acknowledge social trends is actually a very sexist (or homophobic, or racist) position to hold because it is a de facto defense of the status quo.

            A person cannot hope to change society for the better while refusing to see society for what it is.

            • MehBlah@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              13 days ago

              Nah, Some people seem to think if you disagree you have to be blind and must be part of the problem.

              • petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone
                1·
                12 days ago

                You disagree that women are socially pressured into being more apologetic and agreeable?

                You may as well tell me an apple doesn’t fall when you let it go.