Comment by kubb

Comment by kubb 19 hours ago

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There are 2 kinds of people. Those who are outperformed on their most common tasks by LLMs and those who aren’t.

avs733 17 hours ago

there are also two kinds of people - those who are excited by that and those who are not.

The result is a 2x2 matrix where several quadrants are deeply concerning to me.

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  • brookst 17 hours ago

    There are also two kinds of people - those who are objective enough to tell when it happens and those who will never even see when they’re outperformed because of their cognitive biases.

    I give you a 2x2x2 matrix.

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    • magicalhippo 12 hours ago

      > I give you a 2x2x2 matrix.

      That'd be a tensor, no?

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      • sva_ 10 hours ago

        A rank-3 tensor, yes. Matrices are rank-2 tensors.

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    • kubb 16 hours ago

      Sure, but if a person can find an easier way to do their job, they’ll usually do it. Usually the bias is towards less energy expenditure.

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      • brookst 16 hours ago

        For many people, yes. For people who have their identity invested in being the smartest person in the room, life is considerably harder.

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    • avs733 17 hours ago

      I'm sure if we work hard enough we can add a meta-meta-cognition level. Cognition is just 2^n series of binary states right?

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