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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. ai-x · 1790194928 · focus · HN ↗

            There will always be a %age of humans who will be curious how the universe works including LLMs. Delusional to think those humans are only incentivized by degrees, or money.

            Humans were curious and started the intelligence / learning explosion much much before money and degrees were invented.

            1. papyrus9244 · 1790195678 · focus · HN ↗

               Sure. But unless they are born into a very wealthy family, or decide to pass up on having a family and other hobbies, they won't be able to satisfy that curiosity beyond a very basic level.

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