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qazpot commented on The 70% problem: Hard truths about AI-assisted coding   addyo.substack.com/p/the-... · Posted by u/mooreds
GistNoesis · a year ago
>But it can’t do the essential work of complexity management

I think this is the "closing the loop" ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_loop#Open-loop_and_clo... ) moment for coding AI.

All pieces are there, we just need to decide to do it. Today's AI are able to produce an increasing tangled mess of code. But it's also able to reorganize the code. It's also capable of writing test code, and assess the quality of the code. It's also capable to make architectural decision.

Today's AI code, is more like a Frankenstein's composition. But with the right prompt OODA loop and quality assessment rigor, it boils down to just having to sort and clean the junk pile faster than you produce it.

Once you have a coherent unified codebase, things get fast quickly, capabilities grows exponentially with the number of lines of code. Think of things like Julia Language or Wolfram Language.

Once you have a well written library or package, you are more than 95% there and you almost don't need AI to do the things you want to do.

qazpot · a year ago
> I think this is the "closing the loop" ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_loop#Open-loop_and_clo... ) moment for coding AI.

> All pieces are there, we just need to decide to do it.

Another silver bullet.

qazpot commented on 'Hell Joseon' and the South Korean generation pushing to breaking point   abc.net.au/news/2020-01-3... · Posted by u/rawgabbit
qazpot · a year ago
I see a lot of parallels in Korean (and other eastern countries) and Indian social expectations.

While Korea has developed economically and has become a modern industrialized country all of it's social mores and expectations are rooted in it's feudal agricultural past.

I think that similar situation will happen in India as well in next 20 years.

Maybe Western modern industrialized, post-industrialized society needs a individualistic culture as well and does not harmonize well with society whose values are derived from the older feudal, gerontocratic agricultural society.

qazpot commented on In Praise of 'Megalopolis'   compactmag.com/article/in... · Posted by u/makaimc
qazpot · a year ago
I have a feeling that Megalopolis is going to end up as one the great cult classics.
qazpot commented on Zerodha Tech – Hello, World   zerodha.tech/blog/hello-w... · Posted by u/vishnumohandas
pinapplepony · 2 years ago
I'm familiar with Zerodha for a completely different reason.

The founder, Nikhil Kamath cheated in a charity chess match vs Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand. ref: https://hollywoodmash.com/how-chess-world-reacted-to-nikhil-... .

I've avoided the company since. Maybe the tech is great, maybe not, but led by someone who can stoop to cheating when the stakes are so low? No, they cannot be trusted with financial data.

qazpot · 2 years ago
Vishy Anand resigning was an absolute GM level move.
qazpot commented on Entropy in Engineering Processes   logical.li/blog/entropy/... · Posted by u/herTTTz
qazpot · 2 years ago
I would also recommend 1st chapter of "Principles Of Computer System Design: An Introduction - Saltzer & Kaashoek" for a more general discussion on complexity in digital system.
qazpot commented on A beetle that heads for the ‘back door’ when eaten by a frog (2020)   smithsonianmag.com/smart-... · Posted by u/redbell
LanceH · 3 years ago
Topologically, the beetle was never inside the frog.
qazpot · 3 years ago
The beetle fell into a hole and came out the otherside.
qazpot commented on Franz Kafka was a healthcare claims administrator and insurance underwriter   vienna.earth/plate/russel... · Posted by u/alakep
barbariangrunge · 3 years ago
Not even Kafka got to write full time. Even the famous artists had to work a job and yet we still see posts every day about how greedy the art industries are
qazpot · 3 years ago
Kafka was not a famous writer at all or got rich due to his writing.

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