threeducks 2 days ago

Here is an even older comment chain about it from 2020: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23895706

Apparently, comparing low-background steel to pre-LLM text is a rather obvious analogy.

  • pseidemann 2 days ago

    As well as that people often do think alike.

    If you have a thought, it's likely it's not new.

  • rollulus 2 days ago

    Oh wow, great find! That’s really early days.

jeffchuber 2 days ago

i didnt claim to invent it.

i claimed swyx heard it through me - which he did