[ppqqrr]

we’ve been taught to think of programs as sculptures, shaped by the creator to a fixed purpose. with LLMs, the greatest advance isn’t in being able to make larger and more detailed sculptures more quickly; it’s that you can make the sculptures alive.

[rafterydj]

But who _wants_ a program to be alive? To be super clear, I love the tech behind LLMs and other transformers. But when discussing regular, run of the mill software projects that don't require AI capabilities - do you really need to have the understanding of the transcendental nature of LLMs to do that job well?

[ppqqrr]

users.

[andrewflnr]

Users want programs to be predictable. Especially non-technical users.

[ppqqrr]

laughs in clippy

[andrewflnr]

I didn't realize I had to specify that "predictably useless" doesn't count.