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LLMs Destroy Communities (opens the original)
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I’ve run across a heartbreaking tale. Bevy is an “engine” that simplifies the process of creating a video game. It’s open source, so anyone can contribute, and has a decent number of contributors. One month ago, the project changed their policy on LLM usage from a blanket ban to one that allowed “careful human-driven AI use in some code-related areas consistent with” the project’s values. Community cohesion has fallen apart under pressure of persistent trolling and conflicting community values.
Loneliness, 3 (opens the original)
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What does your fourth trip to Lake O’Hara look like? The East side of the valley is dominated by Oesa Valley and Opabin Plateau, arguably the best hikes in the Rockies. Both are a mere six kilometres there-and-back, though, so you can bliss out over both in one day. There are a few alternative routes through each, but that only burns off another day. Lake McArthur is quite good, but it’s eight kilometres there/back and you can’t wander around nearly as much. Mary Lake’s emerald green waters woul
On LLMs and Intelligence (opens the original)
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Given how much I loathe the subject and am annoyed by the fans, you may wonder why I hang around in spaces that are bullish on LLMs. Nowadays, the primary reason is for feedback; people who agree with you aren’t likely to search for weak spots in your arguments, whereas those who disagree will be eager to do so. It really helps sharpen them up… if you get that feedback, of course. More often than not I find my arguments around LLMs are ignored. That’s perfectly fine! No-one is obligated to provi
The Cult Of LLMs (opens the original)
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There’s a line in Minority Report that’s stuck with me. After looking over the crime scene, the detective character turns to another cop. “This is what we’d call an orgy of evidence. Know how many orgies I had as a homicide cop? None.” The logic behind it is simple: the real world is messy, so when you stumble on something that conforms exactly to your biases, be skeptical. In every sufficiently large business we have observed (say, with 500+ employees), we have noted that continued advancement,
What is Good Code? (opens the original)
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The natural step after my last post would be to examine some LLM-generated code and point and laugh. I don’t think many of you would be in on the joke, though, because it depends on a shared understanding between us of what programming code is, and what it should look like. Thus, I must explain the joke before I tell it. I think of “good” code as no different than “good” writing: programmers spend far more time reading code than writing code, and people read code to understand the world in some
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