Ask HN: Has AI/LLMs turned you off of tech?

Post by account-5 » Sat, Feb 17, 2024, 10:56 AM UTC

emmet wrote: post #9

nonrandomstring wrote: post #8

To be fair, the demise of correctness, cleanliness, and understanding how things work, began long before the latest round of AI. It really just amplifies already degenerate trends in software engineering.

I feel this way about the internet being taken over with user generated content. It’s strange taking information at face value, and then when you come across something you’re deeply knowledgable about and it’s horribly incorrect yet has thousands of upvotes, you start to wonder just how much you’ve read is actually junk info. Little wonder that LLMs can’t get things right when they’re working off knowledge bases of a…

Post by AznHisoka » Sat, Feb 17, 2024, 1:29 PM UTC

logicalmonster wrote: post #11

We're in a new trend cycle. Whenever some tech becomes trendy and people think they can make money off of it, it becomes a stupid buzzword that gets used just about everywhere unnecessarily. Think back to the "cloud". When "cloud" became a reality, every single dopey company was using it as a buzzword term everywhere and it started feeling cringe. Crypto hasn't yet quite reached those absolute heights, but think back…

Post by p1esk » Sat, Feb 17, 2024, 4:34 PM UTC

account-5 wrote: post #22

p1esk wrote: post #16

Yes, SWE as a paid profession will disappear within 2-3 years, probably not long after GPT-6 is out. But don’t feel bad about our field - this will happen to all professions, some sooner than others. I expect that within 5 years robots will do everything a human can do, only much better, much faster, and much cheaper.

I hope you're wrong in a number of areas, like war, law, medical, etc. Computer says no/yes in these contexts can (and do currently) do real damage.

Post by gtirloni » Sun, Feb 18, 2024, 3:28 AM UTC

Post by gtirloni » Sun, Feb 18, 2024, 3:32 AM UTC

p1esk wrote: post #16

Yes, SWE as a paid profession will disappear within 2-3 years, probably not long after GPT-6 is out. But don’t feel bad about our field - this will happen to all professions, some sooner than others. I expect that within 5 years robots will do everything a human can do, only much better, much faster, and much cheaper.