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Don't be a meat proxy

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Re: Don't be a meat proxy

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Post by Ekaros »

hk__2 wrote: post #145
globular-toast wrote: post #121

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think you are confusing machines with motors. Many machines do things that simply are not possible without. A bicycle, for example, is not at any less work than walking, but it enables you to go faster than you can run. Menually operated sewing machines produce stitches that would be infeasible by hand. Motorising any of those machines could be considered lazy, though.

> A bicycle, for example, is not at any less work than walking Of course it is, at equivalent distance.

Depending on speed of course. At some speeds drag will cause significantly more work.

Re: Don't be a meat proxy

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Post by mrheosuper »

voidUpdate wrote: post #88
64e23275635e wrote: post #15

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it's already happening. IQ is already stagnating or even going down

IQ is calibrated so that the average IQ is 100. If the average IQ is going down, something has gone very wrong somewhere

I wonder why is that, what the point of having a score that you can not compare them without external context (the day of taking exam)

Re: Don't be a meat proxy

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Post by Cthulhu_ »

jpnc wrote: post #2

If you create a machine for laziness you're going to get lazy people. It's only going to get worse I'm afraid. Do you guys think we're going to see a de-evolution of human beings due to technology?

Not sure about de-evolution (devolution is the word I think), just a change in how people and brains work - but you could already see this happening the past few decades. I can't read a technical book or documentation end to end ever since google results came up with specific answers within seconds.

Re: Don't be a meat proxy

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Post by pop3zxcv »

We're seeing this everywhere now, people generating thousands of lines of documentation or PR feedback in seconds, then dumping the actual labor of verification onto their teammates.

Re: Don't be a meat proxy

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Post by dwedge »

richrichardsson wrote: post #157
dwedge wrote: post #144

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> ... See that way too often in comments like this. Anyway, it was pretty likely they knew it was a typo, it was just a funny response.

My mistake, I was under the impression Reddit was the place for facetious "funny" comments.

LinkedIn is the place for mid-intellectual condescension with an ellipsis at the end.

Re: Don't be a meat proxy

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Post by throw310822 »

jagenabler2 wrote: post #173
throw310822 wrote: post #139

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If I asked a question to Claude, it's because I couldn't answer it myself, but also, because I used my skills and domain expertise to explain clearly the problem to Claude. And if I paste back to you an answer from Claude, it means that I have read and evaluated what Claude wrote back, and I have extracted the part of it that most clearly contains the answer as well as the diagnosis- if I gor anything relevant. Of co…

> hey, I don’t know the answer to your question but I went through Claude and got this response. Let me know if that answers your question otherwise we can dig deeper together That’s all you have to add to make this into a much more pleasant interaction

I agree. However, since I work in a small team and everyone knows me, I don't need to provide this entire context every time. I usually just prepend "according to Claude ..." and try to provide a one line recap of the main point. Then paste the relevant section of Claude's answer (two to three paragraphs).

Re: Don't be a meat proxy

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Post by maccard »

throw310822 wrote: post #139
bigstrat2003 wrote: post #120

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If someone asked you a question, it's most likely because they value you . Whether it's your skills, your domain knowledge, or something else, people ask you questions because they know you can provide some value. When you give them a Claude response, not only are you being rude, but you're devaluing yourself in the eyes of those around you. They learn that you can't be relied upon any more, and so they stop asking y…

If I asked a question to Claude, it's because I couldn't answer it myself, but also, because I used my skills and domain expertise to explain clearly the problem to Claude. And if I paste back to you an answer from Claude, it means that I have read and evaluated what Claude wrote back, and I have extracted the part of it that most clearly contains the answer as well as the diagnosis- if I gor anything relevant. Of co…

But that’s not what happens - people are posting the question into Claude and pasting back saying “here’s what Claude said”. There’s 0 value add in that - I don’t know if you agree, disagree or have even read it. My experience is that most of the time it’s just verbatim,

> write down to short lines that point to the solution without any explanation. Would you find it better?

Yes. That’s why I asked you and not an LLM.

Re: Don't be a meat proxy

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Post by sgt »

dude250711 wrote: post #159
sgt wrote: post #124

Of course your grumpy coworker might then respond: "So if you can ask Claude, why did you ask me then?"

So the grumpy coworker understands that he is merely an unfriendly interface around Claude and suggests that he is to be made redundant accordingly?

No, the grumpy coworker was called upon for something you as his peer could have asked from Claude and not wasted his time.

Ridiciulous I know, but I've actually seen this happen.

Re: Don't be a meat proxy

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Post by JaDogg »

throw310822 wrote: post #108
maccard wrote: post #91

At my last job, a coworker did this to me. The first time it happened, I ignored it. The second time, I responded in public saying “thanks but I can ask Claude myself.” Nobody ever pasted me an LLM response again. YMMV with team size and seniority though

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I do not think people should stop asking questions. What is the point of teams / departments / orgs ?
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