[tinsmith]

This is a remarkably good take that just didn't dawn on me until I read your comment. Even if ChatGPT had a lesser quality than the current iteration, the fact that they had a way for anyone to easily interact with it really was a homerun, snd can be for any software, really.

[b33j0r]

My family told me that ChatGPT came up from the pulpit AT CHURCH

Me? I made a few comments like a scared luddite when ChatGPT solved two of my outstanding engineering problems instantly.

I got better. But this is exactly right. The world in general now knows about AI and ML. It’s a pivot point.

When something scares a seasoned engineer for a minute, and anyone can now make use of this… write it down in your diary as a moment in history

[sinuhe69]

I wonder what kind of engineering problems you’ve talked with ChatGPT. Because its limited understanding of spatial problems, I found it hard to use it for mechanical engineering. How did you do it?

[b33j0r]

I wrote another response earlier, but found myself ranting ;)

ChatGPT is currently best at things programmers would think about. You’re correct about spatial reasoning. But try stuff like this:

“Write a python program that calculates the static forces on a cantilevered ledge 15 feet long, with a support beam”

Haha it took the longest I’ve ever seen. You may have a point. It’s really good at writing code though.

Caution. I tried my example with matlab instead of python, and I think I may have set a server rack on fire ;)