I have found LLM’s to be a really good thinking partner for writing. I start with a rough idea then proceed to argue for hours challenging ourselves and throwing away a lot of drafts until something materially useful emerges. It is a very different approach to writing… much morel like attaching a debugger to my thought process.
I've been thinking about the gap between analytics and action in software systems.
Most companies have dashboards and analytics tools, but someone still has to interpret the information and decide what happens next.
This article explores the concept of AI Decision Engines - systems that convert data, rules and reasoning models into operational decisions such as approvals, routing actions or recommendations.
Curious whether people see this emerging in real systems.
Hhmm I think that's more difficult than using these tools for creating software. If generated software doesn't compile, or does the wrong thing, you know there's an issue. Whereas if the LLM gives you seemingly accurate information that is actually wrong, you have no way of verifying it, other than with a human domain expert. The tech is not reliable enough for either task yet, but software is easy to verify, whereas general information is not.
I feel you – I had heard a _lot_ about dark launching and never actually worked at a company that actually did it until I worked at Hashicorp. Now in my mind it seems mainstream. I truly am in a bubble.
this 100%. I have experienced flow as I watch with awe as my fingers move on the keyboard to play chords/keys that my conscious mind could not have conjoured up. I later stop and use my conscious mind to learn the new thing that `I` just played.
I understand your context 100% as I am an African currently living in Europe. It is almost impossible for anyone who has grown all their lives in the western economic system to fully grasp what is wrong with the status quo and the need to engage in a plausible alternative. Heck even I get so comfortable sometimes here and forget the context I grew in and question the need for change.
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