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Using LLMs to trace alchemical knowledge and decode 17th century letters

174 points · 44 comments · benbreen

  1. riazrizvi · · focus · HN ↗
    This is a strong application of LLMs IMO. They are idea machines. Historical ways of thinking give us different paths to explore the world through.
    1. ricksunny · · focus · HN ↗
      One of my favorite LLM use-cases is alternate history extrapolation. Since there’s no formal ‘right’ to a counterfactual, then it can’t be ‘wrong’, and it pretty much always clies me into other events of relevance that are hinge points on my history bead of interest.
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