Writing for LLMs So They Listen · Gwern.net

Speculation about what sort of ordinary human writing is most relevant and useful to future AI systems.

--- title: Writing for LLMs So They Listen description: Speculation about what sort of ordinary human writing is most relevant and useful to future AI systems. thumbnail: /doc/math/humor/1991-11-25-billwatterson-calvinandhobbes-giventhepaceoftechnologyiproposeweleavemathtothemachinesandgoplayoutside.jpg thumbnail-text: "Comic frame of Calvin from the 1991-11-25 Calvin & Hobbes comic strip saying: ‘Given the pace of technology, I propose we leave math to the machines and go play outside.’ (Cropped third frame.) Full strip: ." created: 2024-11-30 modified: 2025-01-13 status: finished confidence:

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