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1. evolarjun · 1790192734 · focus · HN ↗

   It is odd (or maybe not) that they decided to publish a marketing whitepaper rather than a more traditional journal submission + preprint. The work does appear to be sufficient for a publication, though there's a good chance a reviewer will rip into them for some of the assertions they make, but given the topic I'm sure the paper will be accepted regardless.

   The market for entry-level programmers has already declined, but at least they were somewhat in demand and made reasonable salaries. Now what happens to post-docs who already make almost nothing and often get treated like crap?

   1. stets · 1790193202 · focus · HN ↗

      Medical advances are more important than post docs

      1. papyrus9244 · 1790193601 · focus · HN ↗

         Absolutely. But without post docs, it won't be long before we are unable to understand what the LLMs are suggesting.

         1. mikestorrent · 1790193957 · focus · HN ↗

            I can't understand what the post-docs are suggesting.

            1. drusepth · 1790194128 · focus · HN ↗

               True, but it's also not your job to understand what post-docs are suggesting (hopefully), unlike post-docs who kind of need to understand what LLMs are suggesting.
            2. mlinsey · 1790196756 · focus · HN ↗

               Not to get back into the AI safety debate from last week, but I really, really want a team of human experts to understand what the AI is suggesting before we administer new medical treatments or even just synthesize new lifeforms in the lab.

               1. fidotron · 1790199267 · focus · HN ↗

                  At this point it should be clear that Anthropic are determined to create the doomsday scenario as the most idiotic "I told you so" gotcha in history.
            3. asdff · 1790197322 · focus · HN ↗

               If you can't, then you aren't in the field, and it doesn't matter if you could or not.

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