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dnauticsyesterday at 11:18 PM1 replyview on HN

Supposing an unspecified or poorly specified function f(x), and example "f(A)=>B", "given C tell me what f(C) is" lies at the core of creativity.

Idk, calling it "just text prediction " seems unfairly dismissive of this capability


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withinboredomtoday at 12:57 AM

Saying that it’s dismissive is like saying writing (insert language) is dismissive that you’re just writing assembly.

at the end of the day, it presents a vector field and predicts the next vector. That’s literally the heart of intelligence just like assembly is the heart of execution. When playing table tennis, your brain is literally predicting seconds into the future to get your body into the right position.

But we aren’t discussing intelligence here. We are discussing how best to utilize that intelligence.

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