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Re: Ask HN: Is ChatGPT making tech publishing obsolete?

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Post by EE84M3i »

Engineering-MD wrote: post #46
ChatGTP wrote: post #38

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LLMs are making the quick jot to Stack Overflow obsolete Not for me they're not.

Why would you say you still use stack overflow?

ChatGPT (3, I'm on the wait-list for 4) is fine at answering questions and coming up with code samples for stuff that's on the beaten path (hey, how do I do this in python or go). I don't have many of these sorts of questions.

I've found it to be wholly inadequate at answering the kinds of questions I do have a lot of - stuff like "How to watch a list of objects using kubernetes controller-runtime?". The answer I got is entirely hallucinated.

For those I find myself still searching GitHub for example code and sometimes using stack overflow.

Re: Ask HN: Is ChatGPT making tech publishing obsolete?

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Post by hot_gril »

adfm wrote: post #14
hot_gril wrote: post #7

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For new things, ChatGPT is a big improvement over internet searches because of how it can generate examples and respond to followup questions. I've been able to ramp up insanely quickly on new tools with it. Even before CGPT existed, I've always felt like online searches/examples can get me 75% of the way there (i.e. good enough) in way less time than reading a book. As nice as the O'Reilly media is, I've got too man…

O'Reilly transformed into a learning platform a while back. They still publish books, which are great for going deep, but their selling point is that you get unlimited access to a good chunk of the tech publishers' books, videos, live events, etc., and it's all searchable. ChatGPT will give you specific answers if you know what to ask, but personally, I'd rather learn from the experts building it. It might seem spend…

Yeah, that makes a lot more sense than the books for the situation I tend to be in.

Re: Ask HN: Is ChatGPT making tech publishing obsolete?

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Post by anileated »

haltist wrote: post #49
anileated wrote: post #30

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A controversial statement without any backing arguments. Even if it is true in some limited ways thanks to ChatGPT, remember that right as we speak someone is getting paid big bucks for creating ChatGPT. Do with that what you will.

Good luck chasing money, I'm sure it will work out for you. As a homeless member of the techno-optimism church I believe profit incentives and corporate institutions built for worshipping money will get humanity to the technological singularity and the merger of biology and silicon.

Speak for yourself. Most ordinary people do not chase money as end goal, they create value for numerous reasons (including compensation, status, appreciation), most of which are being undermined.

Re: Ask HN: Is ChatGPT making tech publishing obsolete?

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Post by haltist »

anileated wrote: post #53
haltist wrote: post #49

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Good luck chasing money, I'm sure it will work out for you. As a homeless member of the techno-optimism church I believe profit incentives and corporate institutions built for worshipping money will get humanity to the technological singularity and the merger of biology and silicon.

Speak for yourself. Most ordinary people do not chase money as end goal, they create value for numerous reasons (including compensation, status, appreciation), most of which are being undermined.

Anyway, good luck. I am certain the pursuit of profitable monetary value will create AGI so the more people there are who want to make more money the faster we will all get to the singularity. This is documented by Marc Andreesen in his manifesto so I know it is the right path.

Re: Ask HN: Is ChatGPT making tech publishing obsolete?

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Post by anileated »

haltist wrote: post #54
anileated wrote: post #53

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Speak for yourself. Most ordinary people do not chase money as end goal, they create value for numerous reasons (including compensation, status, appreciation), most of which are being undermined.

Anyway, good luck. I am certain the pursuit of profitable monetary value will create AGI so the more people there are who want to make more money the faster we will all get to the singularity. This is documented by Marc Andreesen in his manifesto so I know it is the right path.

There’s no AGI to create, like “AI” it’s not actually a thing other than a fancy buzzword to attract money.

There are just ML algorithms and humans who (mis)use them to benefit or harm.

Where you may be right is that it will certainly help a small number of already rich and influential people concentrate even more money and influence. However, whether it will lead to any qualitative change is dubious as far as I’m concerned.

Re: Ask HN: Is ChatGPT making tech publishing obsolete?

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Post by haltist »

anileated wrote: post #55
haltist wrote: post #54

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Anyway, good luck. I am certain the pursuit of profitable monetary value will create AGI so the more people there are who want to make more money the faster we will all get to the singularity. This is documented by Marc Andreesen in his manifesto so I know it is the right path.

There’s no AGI to create, like “AI” it’s not actually a thing other than a fancy buzzword to attract money. There are just ML algorithms and humans who (mis)use them to benefit or harm. Where you may be right is that it will certainly help a small number of already rich and influential people concentrate even more money and influence. However, whether it will lead to any qualitative change is dubious as far as I’m co…

The changes are already in progress.

Re: Ask HN: Is ChatGPT making tech publishing obsolete?

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Post by anileated »

haltist wrote: post #56
anileated wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There’s no AGI to create, like “AI” it’s not actually a thing other than a fancy buzzword to attract money. There are just ML algorithms and humans who (mis)use them to benefit or harm. Where you may be right is that it will certainly help a small number of already rich and influential people concentrate even more money and influence. However, whether it will lead to any qualitative change is dubious as far as I’m co…

The changes are already in progress.

The quantitative ones I described, yes.

Re: Ask HN: Is ChatGPT making tech publishing obsolete?

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Post by anileated »

haltist wrote: post #58
anileated wrote: post #57

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The quantitative ones I described, yes.

Hopefully you get rich then and contribute to the inevitable AGI development.

Uhm, I just wrote that AGI is not a thing. AGI is a hot term for 1) people who need an imaginary deity to worship and 2) people who want to profit off a buzzword. The term serves no purpose except making ML look fancier than what it is, for religious or money-/power-grabbing purposes.

Re: Ask HN: Is ChatGPT making tech publishing obsolete?

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Post by haltist »

anileated wrote: post #59
haltist wrote: post #58

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Hopefully you get rich then and contribute to the inevitable AGI development.

Uhm, I just wrote that AGI is not a thing. AGI is a hot term for 1) people who need an imaginary deity to worship and 2) people who want to profit off a buzzword. The term serves no purpose except making ML look fancier than what it is, for religious or money-/power-grabbing purposes.

Well if you chase money then you are automatically contributing to the creation of AGI. It's just how it is.
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