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If it can be destroyed by spicy autocomplete, maybe it's better off being destroyed by spicy autocomplete.

Calling an LLM Spicy Autocomplete is like calling an iPhone 14 a digital walkie talkie.

Gave me a good laugh, though, thanks.

Credit to Cory Doctorow for the term.

In many ways a digital walkie talkie would be much better than an iPhone.

I'd love to have a device where I can push a button and talk to my contacts instantly. No more "Siri, call Jane"... "I'm sorry, I didn't catch that." "..."

Don't know why this (and similar) comments are downvoted; it's like this place is allergic to even discussing the POSSIBILITY of "maybe $COMPANY's business model just kind of sucks and deserves to lose the capitalism game."

Edit: And if it's "mean" or whatever, so what -- you're doing most everyone a FAVOR by pointing out BS anyway. Better they learn earlier.

probably some people (including me) think that ChatGPT is something complicated and impactful enough at this point and deserved to not be called just "spicy autocomplete".

I don't think ChatGPT took it personally. It probably didn't get upset. And you don't need to protect it.

"Deserved?"

Dude, it's a chunk of software. Please don't buy into incendiary loser ideas of these LLM's being particularly "special" or important to draw the wagons around.

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