The Linux creator is interested in AI, but the hype means he “basically ignores” it.

  • AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space
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    27 days ago

    10% is being generous. The parts of “AI” that aren’t just an expensive way of getting exciting-looking but unreliable results are mundane things like autocorrect, image upscaling models, handwriting recognition and such: unglamorous statistical learning in narrowly constrained domains nobody would claim is on the verge of becoming sentient and spawning the Singularity.

    • Godort@lemm.ee
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      27 days ago

      Honestly, AI is super useful if what you need doesn’t require much creativity. For example, if I want to know how to setup an eDiscovery case in Exchange Online then I can probably trust Copilot to tell me the correct answer.

      If I need to write a block of code to check for XSS or CSRF, then no, AI is not going to be trustworthy.