Comment by mdp2021
2 months ago
If your prototype of the «knife» is all blade and no handle, fix it and implement the handle.
If the creation is planned, you will have also thought of the handle; if it is a serendipity, you will have to plan the handle afterwards.
Pretty sure it doesn't matter to the child whether the knife has a handle or not. They'll eventually find a way to cut themself.
It matters to the adult - who is also an user.
LLMs do not deliver (they miss important qualities related to intelligence); they are here now; so they must be superseded.
There is no excuse: they must be fixed urgently.
LLMs deliver pretty well on their intended functionality: they predict next tokens given a token history and patterns in their training data. If you want to describe that as fully intelligent, that's your call, but I personally wouldn't. And adding functionality that isn't directly related to improving token prediction is just bad practice in an already very complex creation. LLM tools exist for that reason: they're the handles, sheaths, sharpeners, etc for the knife. Teach those adults who're getting themselves cut to hold the knife by the handle and use the other accessories that improve user experience.
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