LLMs Are Only Great at Tasks Where it's OK to Make Mistakes
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I was just asked a question which revealed a hidden assumption I think a lot of people have internalized without realizing it: That computers don't make mistakes. I think this underpins a lot of faulty assumptions about the AI revolution.
If computers can't make mistakes, why does AI make mistakes?
People make mistakes. We're squishy and organic and have brain farts. In the industrial revolution that was frustrating. Companies wanted a person to repeat the same process over and over and not make mistakes. We did our best. Then one day... computers!