Post AT1TbWQGsE7NcssnKq by dbreunig@note.computer
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 (DIR) Post #AT1R2uT5HXB49qZBQ0 by simon@fedi.simonwillison.net
       2023-02-25T01:09:37Z
       
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       Another note in favour of "electric bicycles for the mind" as an analogy for large language models: nobody should ride an electric bicycle without first learning how to use itAnd how to ride it safely, both for themselves and for other people
       
 (DIR) Post #AT1Re9BtVQOWXBHYh6 by timbray@hachyderm.io
       2023-02-25T01:16:12Z
       
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       @simon Not with you on this one… I never did any study or manual-reading, just switched from a regular bike to an e-bike between one commuting day and the next and suddenly everything was so much faster and less painful.  I don't think the LLM analogy holds water.
       
 (DIR) Post #AT1Rx04BebpRjnfPTk by simon@fedi.simonwillison.net
       2023-02-25T01:19:47Z
       
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       @timbray to clarify, I'm including learning to ride a non-electric bike as part of this
       
 (DIR) Post #AT1SBFLlcvYRC1gPyK by simon@fedi.simonwillison.net
       2023-02-25T01:21:14Z
       
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       As @timbray points out this only works if learning to ride a regular bike is part of it - there's very little learning curve between a regular bike and an e-bike So it's flawed as an analogy because that distinction distracts from it
       
 (DIR) Post #AT1SOYKuLe4FqGcsfg by 303@indieweb.social
       2023-02-25T01:24:37Z
       
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       @simon @timbray mastodon is showing me this conversation so i hope it's ok if i butt inif i am reading this correctly...the biggest assholes in ebike world are those who don't know the rules of non-ebike-world, the 30mph in bike lane folks w/o 'on your left' warnings, the ones trashing trails, etc.w/r/t media literacy, understanding how the LLM works, understanding how it generates output, all that. = your mind should be critical and understand the model first.
       
 (DIR) Post #AT1TbWQGsE7NcssnKq by dbreunig@note.computer
       2023-02-25T01:28:16Z
       
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       @simon @timbray I think the jump from bike to car fits better, if only because nearly all users of cars don't understand how they work and the mechanisms are largely hidden.
       
 (DIR) Post #AT1TbXAi5ZGTwubsie by simon@fedi.simonwillison.net
       2023-02-25T01:38:25Z
       
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       @dbreunig @timbray you need to pass a test and get a license to drive a car: you don't (currently) need to do that to ride an e-bike or use a large language model
       
 (DIR) Post #AT1o5yhSIoQn64ijrM by alper@rls.social
       2023-02-25T05:27:48Z
       
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       @simon @timbray Maybe it’s more like an electric scooter for the mind: easy to get on, fun, convenient, annoying for others and huge risk of injury