jb_s · HackerTrans

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I was thinking something like that, bearing in mind that humans can't remember every single detail about a conversation either.

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Senior/lead engineer, 10+ years experience. Currently looking for a role at a tech/product company after a few years as a tech lead in consulting/agency land. Have focused extensively on communication and management skills in my previous role however I am primarily (but not exclusively) looking for IC/senior roles to refocus on tech skills a bit.

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I've been lurking on HN for ages and hardly ever see job postings in AU (I think I'm the only commenter from Sydney so far!) so if anyone out there is hiring I'll be very interested :-)

Thanks!

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I've been trying to figure out how the ChatGPT UI manages to keep the conversation context when it's over the limits of what the model can ingest.

I even tried asking ChatGPT :D

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I've defeated it already using basic prompt engineering.

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You can say something like "if you're unsure of the answer then say so"

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I made some tweaks to sound like a slightly ticked off typical HN poster

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It irks me to see the frequent misconceptions surrounding GPT-based models like ChatGPT being touted as true general intelligences. While they are certainly advanced in their text generation capabilities, their output is primarily derived from identifying patterns and associations within the training data. These models lack the capacity for introspection, learning, and true understanding that characterizes human cognition.

Let's not forget the limitations of these models, specifically in regards to problem-solving, decision-making and creativity. The output may appear novel, but it is more likely a recombination of previously encountered information.

In short, GPT-based models are a remarkable achievement in natural language processing, but let's not mistake them for true AI.

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and then I asked it to make it sound like Steve Ballmer.

"Look, I'm gonna be real with you here. ChatGPT and these other GPT-based models, they're not true AIs. They're just really good at pattern matching, right? They can generate text that looks like it's intelligent, but it's not really thinking or learning or understanding like a human does.

Now, don't get me wrong, these models are still incredibly powerful and useful for certain tasks, especially in natural language processing. But let's not pretend they're something they're not. They can't solve problems or make decisions or be creative like a human can.

So let's call a spade a spade here. These GPT models are impressive, but they're not true AIs. And that's just the way it is."

jb_s

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Did all the Rails people wind up being JS / Node developers?

AFAIK the .NET MVC setup was pretty influenced by Rails, but don't think Rails people went to .NET

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like that but with more Zalgo text

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I didn't even realise it was a presentation until this comment. I was clicking stuff and scrolling trying to see content.

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This. It's also a very common and controversial topic where everyone has their own goddamned opinion they think is right - hence it's going to generate a firestorm of debate wherever it's posted.

Except on HN because it's probably going to get nuked.

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It took me a few tries to get it to spit out a perfectly reasonable continuation of a chess game. There's a filter that goes "I can't play games blah blah blah I can only complete text!" but once I got past it, it gave me a series of basically optimal chess moves.

I'm pretty sure I asked it to complete the text for the following 1. e4 d5 2. ....

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I do know the active ingredient is cytotoxic / potentially neurotoxic. Definitely avoid.

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Not speaking for everyone but I'm pretty sure a lot of people who love extreme hot sauces, it's not so much the flavour but that they just want to feel something for once :o

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I'm probably pretty accurate differentiating African from South American coffees, the flavours are pretty different. I'm not that great at this sort of stuff either, certainly not a food critic. But hey, some people can't tell the diff between pepsi and coke.

Assumes they're roasted nicely, otherwise it's comparing ashtrays with pencil shavings.

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Cool - this is sort of reversed for me, it's using the Euclidean algorithm to illuminate the structure of traditional rhythms, but I'm very knowledgeable about the latter and have never studied / have forgotten the former, so I've just learned the Euclidean Algorithm by drumming on the table..

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Haskell has arbitary-precision integers.

Until you run out of memory, but yeah.

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Fructose is metabolised differently IIRC and carries greater risks if anything, possibly this is why HFCS is worse for you.

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Because probably 30% of my 1st year undergrad class did not understand recursion..

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It's a great way to create a bubble.

Amusingly, a subreddit I frequent has one notorious user who has abused the 'block' feature to ensure their frequent posts on a particular topic are free of dissenting commenters. They block anyone who even slightly disagrees with their position, this prevents them from seeing his threads, and the comments on each thread become entirely one-sided as a result - and the growing list of blocked people have no idea that those threads even exist.

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Studies also show that taking university level maths in preschool is associated with better cognitive performance!