Even after a couple of years, it still feels odd to me that the AI people configure their AIs by _prompts_, by actually trying to _tell_ them to do no harm, not lie, …
These things are still just statistical parrots trying to find a likely continuation of a text/dialogue. And talking to them as if they actually understand what they are doing is the most appropriate/efficient way to tailor them?
That's all such a mess.
Benjamin Braatz
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2026-03-31 21:05:50 UTC
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