[aredox]

The current AI wave is a perfect application of Conway's law: the bullshit industry has generated the perfect bullshit machines, pretending to show intelligence when they only parrot what they've heard elsewhere - badly but convincingly.

[dboreham]

Yes. But I predict we will eventually realize that's what humans do too.

[graycat]

> that's what humans do too.

Maybe so, but is it ALL humans do???? If not, then what about, how to do, the rest???

[dmead]

I don't understand why people are so eager to lap up this crap.

[apantel]

I mean, that’s too reductive. LLM’s can do all kinds of things, not just generate bullshit.

[aredox]

LLM can _pretend_ to do all kinds of things, and fall flat on their face as soon as they can't fake it.

[aleksiy123]

Turns out pretending to do useful stuff is actually pretty useful.

[XorNot]

I mean that's just describing a solid half of Hacker News comments on any given subject.

[Jensson]

If not for the other half HN would be a very different place.

[gafferongames]

More than half