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I didn't reverse-engineer the protocol for my blood pressure monitor in 24 hours

(james.belchamber.com)
327 points jamesbelchamber | 5 comments | 11 Nov 25 21:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.939s | source
1. pinkmuffinere ◴[11 Nov 25 23:02 UTC] No.45894103[source]▶
> I tried feeding a lot of this into various Als (Kagi gives you access to a few with a nice interface) and I found that they mostly were stupid in ways that made me think

"stupid in ways that made me think" is (IMO) a really good summary of how AI is useful, as well as its pitfalls.

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2. senectus1 ◴[11 Nov 25 23:30 UTC] No.45894354[source]▶
yup, its a decent "Rubber duck" and an ok search engine.
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3. mctt ◴[11 Nov 25 23:47 UTC] No.45894484[source]▶
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging
4. 0x1ch ◴[12 Nov 25 00:13 UTC] No.45894707[source]▶
This would imply most LLMs on the market are decent rubber ducks. Search engines unrelated. Kagi isn't changing too much (I think) besides adding additional context from search results to your requests for XYZ LLM.
5. vpribish ◴[12 Nov 25 04:41 UTC] No.45896426[source]▶
I heard it was a stuffed bear. "tell it to the bear" they'd say, and point without looking up.