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More things than you would think are dynamic strategic problems. If you can improve running by offloading a (barely conscious) decision process, you can improve pretty much everything, even the processes you think are too straightforward or “human.”
Understanding what you want to optimize, what you need to control, and what information is directly relevant to this is much — much, *much*, ***much*** — more important than algorithmic sophistication, whether in the form of complex neural networks, Large Language Models, or anything else.
Wavelights and AIs as Strategic Amplifiers
marcelo.rinesi
GPT-3/4 is like a Meeseeks box for computer and internet tasks. Keep your task simple, and it will quickly and happily solve it for you before ceasing to exist. (Well, that’s how I use it via the API, at least. ChatGPT will preserve the state, but of course the context window is still limited anyway.)
https://youtu.be/qUYvIAP3qQk
ycombinator.com
Utilizing what has survived the collapse of industrial production or network infrastructure.
A Holistic Approach to Computing and Sustainability Inspired From Permaculture.
xxiivv.com
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