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by GianFabien
869 days ago
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As a recent graduate (in SE/CS I presume) you should have better quality knowledge than exhibited by the volumes of tutorial materials that ChatGPT was trained on. I have decades of experience as a SE and taught postgrad SE courses at uni. And I have experimented with ChatGPT, BING. With well thought out questions, LLMs return better answers than Google, etc searches. But not always. Distrust and Verify! Somebody described LLMs as "Endlessly Enthusiastic Savant Intern". Just don't try to get it to do high-level systems design or to understand business domains, requirements, etc. If you treat ChatGPT as a gofer to research information, then you can certainly save time. But you do need to apply your judgement and knowledge to ensure that what you produce is appropriate and functions correctly. In due course, you will gain experience and expand your knowledge horizons with your professional experience. By all means, continue to read widely and in-depth. Never forget that ChatGPT, etc are just one of many tools that you use. In my father's day, proficient use of the slide-rule was mandatory. For me electronic calculators and computers were the tools of trade. For the emerging generation of engineers, AI is the contemporary tool. We are yet to glimpse what will be next. However, foundational knowledge in your discipline with on-going learning remains the essential super-power. |
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