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• Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  “Lie” implies they have some kind of agency. They’re basically a Plinko board.

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• thebestaquaman@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Meh, they work well enough if you treat them as a rubber duck that responds. I’ve had an actual rubber duck on my desk for some years, but I’ve found LLM’s taking over its role lately.

  I don’t use them to actually generate code. I use them as a place where I can write down my thoughts. When the LLM responds, it has likely “misunderstood” some aspect of my idea, and by reformulating myself and explaining how it works I can help myself think through what I’m doing. Previously I would argue with the rubber duck, but I have to admit that the LLM is actually slightly better for the same purpose.

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  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Hooray for outsourcing of critical thinking!

    What could possibly go wrong

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    • thebestaquaman@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I think you’ve misunderstood the purpose of a rubber duck: The point is that by formulating your problems and ideas, either out loud or in writing, you can better activate your own problem solving skills. This is a very well established method for reflecting on and solving problems when you’re stuck, it’s a concept far older than chatbots, because the point isn’t the response you get, but the process of formulating your own thoughts in the first place.

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      • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Right, but a rubber duck isn’t a sycophantic chatbot that isn’t capable of conceptualizing anything.

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  • _stranger_@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The rubber duck is cheaper

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    • thebestaquaman@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      You’re absolutely right. I mostly run a pretty simple local model though, so it’s not like it’s very expensive either.

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