So, earlier today I published “The LLMentalist Effect: how chat-based Large Language Models replicate the mechanisms of a psychic’s con”
It explains my theory of the statistical illusion that makes LLMs feel intelligent to some https://softwarecrisis.dev/letters/llmentalist/
Out of the Software CrisisThe LLMentalist Effect: how chat-based Large Language Models rep…The new era of tech seems to be built on superstitious behaviour
SuperversiveWeizenbaum Rolls — SuperversiveWhen anyone works in the insurance industry for a period of time, they get risk-pilled. You can have a “growth mindset” and be interested in “blue ocean” and “green field” initiatives, but insurance will influence your perspective on math, statistics, and the cost of doing business. Growth-minded