[–] 5 points 1 week ago* (1 child)

I'd put it like this: If you already know what you're doing code-wise, "AI" (read: LLMs) can potentially be helpful but you should vet absolutely everything it does and assume (probably correctly) that it has fucked up in some way.

If you do not know how to code, it's probably not a great idea to trust it with anything important, but if you're just doing it as a learning experience, that's OK. Just don't fall into the trap of letting it think for you: It is not a replacement for learning how to write code.

It's something that has been wildly oversold in certain ways because the people running it have a financial incentive to hype it up, but used correctly and with caution, it can be potentially useful in the hands of someone who already knows what they're doing.

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  • [–] [S] 12 points 1 week ago*

    Seems like a pointless gripe to me: What's he supposed to do? Move the motorcycle periodically? Take TWO spots? Wheel the motorcycle into his apartment and live with it?

    Ok, I do that last one myself but it's with a folding bike so it's not really the same.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    Totally: You can run stuff on an even worse specced potato computer! It'll just be slower, possibly to the point where you don't really find it to be worth it, but you could still run local models. You won't really be slowing it down, it'll be the hardware limitations, but there are plenty of models that can work. There are specific model suggestions in the other comments but maybe give folks some more info on what exactly you want to do and you might get some more useful info.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (8 children)

    I am being downvoted because people misread my post, I never said that. If someone is addicted they aren't really always able to think (or act) rationally anymore, but that doesn't mean they're stupid, and I never said it did.

    The argument that fentanyl can be equated to apples though? That is 100% maximum stupid.

    Also, it is a fact that eating enough apples to kill you is physically impossible so the argument is all that dumber. For a science community there sure are some wildly ignorant and trollish responses.

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