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Comment by fnoef

2 days ago

My Linux server runs a cron job, that can spin off a thread and even use other ~apps~ tools. Did I invent AGI?

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ctoth  2 days ago

Does your Linux server decide what processes it should launch at what time with a theory of what will happen next in order to complete a goal you specified in natural language? If so yes, I reckon you sure have!

  • balls187  2 days ago

    Claude does not have a "theory" of anything, and I'd argue applying that mental model to LLM+Tools is a major reason why Claude can delete a production database.

    • Jtarii  2 days ago

      Well, humans also routinely accidentely delete production databases. I think at this point arguing that LLMs are just clueless automatons that have no idea what they are doing is a losing battle.

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recursive  2 days ago

Maybe. But probably not. It doesn't matter if it's AGI though. If those other apps and tools do simple things that are predictable, then we can be pretty sure what will happen. If those tools can modify their own configuration and create new cron jobs, it becomes much harder to say anything about what will happen.

  • munk-a  2 days ago

    Most of us work on software that can modify its own configuration and create new jobs. I, too, have worked in ansible and terraform.

    The key break here is the lack of predictability and I think it's important that we don't get too starry eyed and accept that that might be a weakness - not a strength.