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Every small dead or dying forum I've ever been in pushes new contributors away with some version of "did you even try to use the search function???". https://xkcd.com/1053/
Asking same question is not a contribution. Every dying community I've ever seen was full of low quality and repetitive questions.
If LLMs are in an early phase, in 10 years we would be in the declining phase (with better tech replacing it?). Something akin to React today. So I think going 100% in on LLMs is a risky but high profitable road to take.
That doesn't make them a bad skill to have in ones toolbelt. Just keep in mind that companies love tech without techies and LLMs could be one of those tools where usage is bimodally distributed, with hardcore experts on one side building the tooling, and domain experts on the other side using the tooling; which may not leave much space in the middle-ground for someone knows a little bit of both sides.
There will always be demand for people that can: 1. Solve problems. 2. Communicate complex issues in a way everybody can understand. 3. Discover the real problem that is trying to be solved instead of the perceived problem or per-determined solution. The technical tools at your disposal are constantly evolving but the principles remain the same.
When do we start banning these questions? It is literally asked and answered every week at least. Not using search before asking shows disrespect to community, am I wrong?
Every small dead or dying forum I've ever been in pushes new contributors away with some version of "did you even try to use the search function???". https://xkcd.com/1053/
I don't think math is going out of business
Seconded. Math does nothing for you by default but it makes almost everything else easier, to the point of making the impossible possible.
Coding the transform isn’t trivial, so we’ll get some contract dollars to solve it, but it will still be done faster than the naive approach.
These are pretty sophisticated customers, but they don’t have a deep math background. Without that you wouldn’t find the “obvious” solution.
When do we start banning these questions? It is literally asked and answered every week at least. Not using search before asking shows disrespect to community, am I wrong?
Moderation is a safe job if that's what you mean, it's a safe job that not going away any time soon.
Just because quantum research is in demand doesn't mean you will be in demand or successful.
Take Elon musk for example.
He knows a Stanford PhD is highly valued. But it only took him two days to realize that he doesn't have the IQ that match his classmates and he is not smart enough to be a leading researcher. He realized it early enough.
Had he decided to continue to stay at Stanford, he would have probably dropped out after 2-3 years feeling demoralized with imposter syndrome.
So the best skill I can think of is always knowing your limits.