Commenters emphasize that LLMs cannot make strategic decisions
3 Sep 18 2:12 PM · 8d ago · 4 comments · 1 source · development 3 of 5
Users on HN argue that AI systems cannot replace understanding the problem itself, catch bad ideas, or determine what the developer actually wants—tasks that remain fundamentally human.
“If you are using these systems you still need to know what you want and how to specify it…it can't tell you that your ideas are bad, that there's a better way to accomplish your goals; it can't tell you what you want.”
agentultraDan Luu Developer and essayistNiklas Gruhn Analyst/commenter on LLM use patterns
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“No point” seems like an exaggeration born of wishful thinking. If LLMs become good enough to perform all the functions of an employee, there will still be a transitionary period in which employees have realized that the LLM is good enough but employers have not. Depending on the agility of the company, it could be a week or a year. A perfectly…
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An AI system cannot replace professional people. It doesn’t replicate or do the work that they do. That’s not what it is for and it is incapable of performing these tasks.If you are using these systems you still need to know what you want and how to specify it. You can use agents to automate much of the work but it can’t tell you that your ideas…
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Yes, and: the most important time to use your brain isn't in the loop.That _is_ valuable, and will remain so, but the temptation to turn it off is there because the loop is good and getting better at what it does. Once you're in the loop, with the rare high-value exception of catching total mistakes nad redirecting, you're mostly choosing between…
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That temptation is akin to giving in to maladaptive (day)dreaming. The problem is the dreaming, the noticing, the getting annoyed, and the feeling drained - all of these are happening at one place - being done by one entity - your brain. So how to train it to not to do that? Well, again, that same brain has to do it. What I am saying here is - our…
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I don't agree. I'm recently a huge believer in Programming as Theory Building. The software creation itself is the part that makes you understand what you are building. It's impossible to understand things before you start building them, initial prompt can help you explore, but the idea that after that you can lean back is ridiculous. Most or…
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