Artificial Intelligence

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    @Ianbolton @bogue

    On making: https://substack.com/home/post/p…
    A summary of the project in podcast form: https://substack.com/home/post/p…

    For context
    When LLMs became popular, I started questioning them about their inner workings to clear up some doubts I had. This led to the first session, which I wanted to save for later reading, where I asked the LLM to write an article about our discussion. Once the article was written, I asked the LLM to edit it and clarify some concepts that I felt it had not understood properly. This led me to create more articles and archive the collection on Substack.

    The process
    These articles are long-form 'shower thoughts'. When I have a topic that I've been thinking about, I sit down and explain the topic and angle to an LLM. Then I check the references I have chosen to make sure they are correct. I ask for feedback and pushback. Sometimes I discover other topics or views that I chase down. The conversation also allows me to check whether I have articulated my ideas clearly. After a one to two-hour session, I ask the LLM to write down what we have discussed in the form of an article. The more articles I have as a reference, the less I have to correct, as they now understand my major concepts and tone better.

    I've never really been interested in the craft of writing; that's why I prefer using LLMs. What I enjoy is the discussion and organising my thoughts into something I can come back to later. The "Made *with*" tag wasn't meant a disclaimer but as an invitation. It looks like it's done its job.

    Made *with* Neovim

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    • this is such a cool idea, I have tons that I have in the form of the first part, a back and forth conversation inviting a discussion and to poke holes in my hyp_niko
    • ...hypothesis to see if it holds up to scrutiny but more importantly for me tp solidify my thinking. Just brilliant that you took it to the next step of an arti_niko
    • "solidify my thinking" is well put, that's my same intention.palimpsest
    • fascinating. Yet the writing itself had a real tone to it. It wasn't just the ideas that I was drawn to, but the artful way they were presented.bogue
    • either way. I think the idea is poignant and somehow more terrifying the Skynet scenario.bogue
    • It's also a way more coherent and chilling account of what might come to pass than whatever this ex Anthropic research Jacob Coxon has been going on about.bogue
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