Comment by SamPatt
1 day ago
Being good (or superhuman) at software dev and maths shouldn't be treated as though it's equivalent to other domains.
Unlocking mastery of those domains would lead to incredible gains in all others. Whereas a fundamental advancement in many other domains doesn't spread as readily.
I’m not sure. LLMs are superhuman in terms of workload (they are maybe also superhuman in ability too), but where does that lead us.. cheaper software?
That’s good for corporations who need custom software. Every large business has a massive backlog. In this area reducing the cost will massively increase demand.
But where’s the broader value?
Consumers and business already have too much choice in off the shelf software.
Ultimately most people just need word, excel and maybe 4 computer games a year.