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I doubt anyone can actually calculate a line of best using ordinary least square linear regression by hand with no mistakes but no one's crying about that. LLMs are just the next generation of calculators and programs.
The hype actually feels like some of the vintage marketing for BASIC.
"So simple, your boss can do it!"
It's probably been like this every time we go "up" a level of abstraction. We're still needed because complicated shit will always be complicated, and people who make decisions will always need an underling to blame.
That's because I can write an algorithm to do it for me reliably and quickly.
LLMs can do it quickly, but they cannot do it reliably by their very nature. They are very much NOT the next generation of calculators and programs, because the whole POINT of calculators and programs is to do it quickly AND RELIABLY.
For the first sentence: Yes, that's why computers are popular. For the second sentence: They're more like the next generation of algorithms, not whole calculators.
I'll proceed to eat your feesh now.
That second point is just a distinction without a difference. Being pedantic doesn’t add anything to the conversation.
Just admit you're wrong at this point man
I'm not though, you were being pedantic and glossing over the whole point.
Why am I even talking to a person with negative score anyway, you're up to no good.
Ahhh... So you're retarded.