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Thoughts on thinking

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721 points bradgessler | 5 comments | 16 May 25 19:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.641s | source
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taylorallred ◴[16 May 25 19:32 UTC] No.44009019[source]▶
Among the many ways that AI causes me existential angst, you've reminded me of another one. That is, the fact that AI pushes you towards the most average thoughts. It makes sense, given the technology. This scares me because creative thought happens at the very edge. When you get stuck on a problem, like you mentioned, you're on the cusp of something novel that will at the very least grow you as a person. The temptation to use AI could rob you of the novelty in favor what has already been done.
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MoonGhost ◴[16 May 25 23:25 UTC] No.44010693[source]▶
> AI pushes you towards

That's interesting point. But here is the thing: you are supposed to drive. Not AI god. Look at it as at an assistant whom you can interrupt, instruct, correct, ask to redo. While focusing on 'what' you can delegate it some 'how' problems.

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1. abakker ◴[17 May 25 01:50 UTC] No.44011447[source]▶
I for one, thing directing subordinates to do something I could be doing kinda … sucks? Like, I get that’s how you have to work with LLMs, but it isn’t a fun thing to do for me.
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2. Cipater ◴[17 May 25 07:39 UTC] No.44012703[source]▶
Do you do every single thing that you are capable of doing yourself?
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3. BlarfMcFlarf ◴[17 May 25 12:08 UTC] No.44013695[source]▶
Non hierarchical collaboration is the option you are excluding. Where you accept pushback and feedback because you know it comes with creative vision and perspective you lack. You can do creative things with other creative people.
4. taylorallred ◴[17 May 25 13:14 UTC] No.44014078[source]▶
Same. I think some people have a mind that is more suited for managing other minds and that’s not me.
5. MoonGhost ◴[19 May 25 00:42 UTC] No.44025508[source]▶
It depends how much. I used LLM to do simple web development for me. I even don't want to learn HTML, JS that much. I'm already hitting the limits. For the same reasons writing complex ffmpeg command line (can do simple myself), using some libs just ones. There are many small things makes no sense to learn too deep. Easier to offload. For narrow tasks in big companies it's probably different, but open ended hobby robotics covers almost everything. I can't be an expert in all topics. Now with LLM assistant one persone alone can work like a small team.