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df2ddon OpenAI resets spending expectations, from $1.4T to $600B

Appreciate the response. I agree that non-determinism isnt a bad thing. However LLMs are being pushed as the thing to replace much of the deterministic things that exist in the world - and anyone seen to be thinking otherwise gets punished e.g. in the stock market.

This world of extremes is annoying for people who have the ability to think more broadly and see a world where deterministic systems and non-deterministic systems can work together, where it makes sense.

df2ddon UK self-driving startup Wayve raises $1.2B from investors including Mercedes

I mean legacy auto-makers are just hedging whilst also acquiring information about operations that they can then leverage. They were already caught asleep at the wheel when Tesla came onto the scene.

df2ddon OpenAI resets spending expectations, from $1.4T to $600B

Im fully aware of that. However, this illusion is a dangerous mirage. It doesnt equate to reality. In some cases thats OK. But in most cases its not, especially so in the context of business operations.

df2ddon Fed's Cook says AI triggering big changes, sees possible unemployment rise

.... another simpleton take.

Ive heard enough of these boring one-two liners.

df2ddon Fed's Cook says AI triggering big changes, sees possible unemployment rise

Envisioning what should exist is always the hardest part.

If LLMs provide substantial material to be able to produce what one envisions faster, that is great. But LLMs will not be doing the envisioning. Most humans already are poor at that. Hence why there are very few real 'visionaries' in history.

Envisioning always requires deep thinking. If LLMs eat away at a humans ability to sit and think, this will make envisioning solutions harder. So you'll see more stuff produced, but largely more crap.

df2ddon Fed's Cook says AI triggering big changes, sees possible unemployment rise

When I read comments here, Im beginning to realise many people get lost in the noise and cant seem to figure out what exactly is the true bottle-neck of producing great software that people (be it consumers or folks employed at firms) purchase/use.

Writing code faster alone doesn't change a great deal. Frankly it'll just create a larger influx of noise. Focus is very difficult to do, it'll become harder in the advent of LLMs.

df2ddon OpenAI resets spending expectations, from $1.4T to $600B

Yep. Tax the resources that capital needs to produce the stuff. This is just a simple way to think about how we think about tax regimes etc can evolve.

df2ddon OpenAI resets spending expectations, from $1.4T to $600B

Indeed. Many of the posts I see on here are hilarious.

Have any of you tried re-producing an identical output, given an identical set of inputs? It simply doesn't happen. Its like a lottery.

This lack of reproducibility is a huge problem and limits how far the thing can go.