> The contest in this context would be AI vs classical deterministic code, algorithms, solvers
No, it is not. In cases where we know how to solve things that way, we probably should, on the assumption that if they can deliver good enough results they are likely cheaper.
Those are not the things we generally are trying to use LLMs for.
> I mean, you're right, but only sort of. Someone can use this same argument to justify the assertion that bogosort is really the pinnacle of engineering excellence. How would you respond?
That it is an obivously specious argument, because we have clearly lower cost sort algorithms, and so no, you can't use this same argument to justify that assertion.
I did, because it is a relevant comparison.
> The contest in this context would be AI vs classical deterministic code, algorithms, solvers
No, it is not. In cases where we know how to solve things that way, we probably should, on the assumption that if they can deliver good enough results they are likely cheaper.
Those are not the things we generally are trying to use LLMs for.
> I mean, you're right, but only sort of. Someone can use this same argument to justify the assertion that bogosort is really the pinnacle of engineering excellence. How would you respond?
That it is an obivously specious argument, because we have clearly lower cost sort algorithms, and so no, you can't use this same argument to justify that assertion.