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by ben_w 723 days ago
It really depends on the context; (Some) LLMs look impressive specifically because the error rate is comparable to a high score on an exam… the mistake is that even if it was a straight-A student (it's too alien to be that) then it would still only be a student, and we don't put fresh graduates in charge of everything important.

I don't have the domain knowledge to even guess how good 90% is in molecular biology research.
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olddustytrail 723 days ago
> we don't put fresh graduates in charge of everything important.

We put dribbling halfwit morons in charge of everything. I'm thinking of Liz Truss as UK Prime Minister, but I'm sure most countries have their own examples.

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ben_w 723 days ago
"Anything" != "Everything", and examples like the Iceberg Lady are usually followed with "and that's why they went bankrupt, so don't do that".
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