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How I Use "AI"

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Yes, it's true that any new technology will attract the grifters. And it is definitely true that many companies like to say they're "Using AI" in the same way they previously said they were powered by "The Blockchain". (As we've seen again, and again, and again, and again.) It's also the case we may be in a bubble. The internet was a bubble that burst in 2000, but the Internet applications we now have are what was previously the stuff of literal science fiction. But the reason I think that the recent advances we've made aren't just hype is that, over the past year, I have spent at least a few hours every week interacting with various large language models, and have been consistently impressed by their ability to solve increasingly difficult tasks I give them. And as a result of this, I would say I'm at least 50% faster at writing code for both my research projects and my side projects as a result of these models. Most of the people online I find who talk about LLM utility are either wi

How I Use "AI" Main Papers Talks Code Writing Writing How I Use "AI" by Nicholas Carlini 2024-08-01 Outline Introduction Nuance Background on me How I use AI - To make applications - As a tutor - To get started - To simplify code - For boring tasks - To automate tasks - As an API reference - As a search engine - To solve one-offs - To teach me - Solving solved problems - To fix errors Conclusion I don't think that "AI" models [a] I hate this word. It's not AI. But I want people who use this word, and also people who hate this word, to find this post. And so I guess I'm stuck with it for market

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