Tag: learning opportunities
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Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Paige Bailey
Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/24/paige-bailey/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Paige Bailey Feedly Summary: it’s really hard not to be obsessed with these tools. It’s like having a bespoke, free, (usually) accurate curiosity-satisfier in your pocket, no matter where you go – if you know how to ask questions, then suddenly the world is an audiobook…
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Cloud Blog: AI Playground: Where learning and innovation converge in the heart of London
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/ai-playground-where-learning-and-innovation-converge-in-the-heart-of-london/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: AI Playground: Where learning and innovation converge in the heart of London Feedly Summary: AI is rapidly transforming industries and redefining the future of work. However, many organizations face a significant hurdle: bridging the knowledge gap and acquiring the necessary skills to effectively harness the power of AI. …
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Hacker News: The 70% problem: Hard truths about AI-assisted coding
Source URL: https://addyo.substack.com/p/the-70-problem-hard-truths-about Source: Hacker News Title: The 70% problem: Hard truths about AI-assisted coding Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text explores the role of AI in software development, highlighting two primary patterns of AI usage: “bootstrappers” and “iterators.” While AI tools can significantly speed up development, the text emphasizes…
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Simon Willison’s Weblog: 0xfreysa/agent
Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/29/0xfreysaagent/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: 0xfreysa/agent Feedly Summary: 0xfreysa/agent Freysa describes itself as “the world’s first adversarial agent game". On 22nd November they released an LLM-driven application which people could pay to message (using Ethereum), with access to tools that could transfer a prize pool to the message sender, ending the game.…
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Hacker News: Why Copilot Is Making Programmers Worse at Programming
Source URL: https://www.darrenhorrocks.co.uk/why-copilot-making-programmers-worse-at-programming/ Source: Hacker News Title: Why Copilot Is Making Programmers Worse at Programming Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the potential downsides of relying on AI-driven programming tools like GitHub’s Copilot. It argues that while such tools offer productivity benefits, they may erode fundamental programming skills, foster…