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0 pointsozozozd7d ago0 comments

Here is an easy example:

Say you and I both wrote the same spec that under-specifies the same parts. But we both expect different behavior, and trust that LLM will make the _reasonable_ choices. Hint: “The choice that I would have made.”

Btw, by definition, when we under-specify we leave some decisions to the LLM unknowingly.

And absent our looks or age as input, the LLM will make some _reasonable_ choices based on our spec. But will those choices be closer to yours or mine? Assuming it won’t be neither.

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charcircuit7d ago

And I'll say it doesn't matter. If it goes with your approach then I'll say that the approach works too. And if goes with my approach I hope you would recognize that my approach also is good enough for what we need. As long as the software meets the requirements, its okay if it isn't implemented the exact way it would have been if it was done by hand.

bigfishrunning7d ago

> As long as the software meets the requirements

"Requirements" are a spec. If your requirements lack detail, you probably won't get what you expected -- vague "requirements" can be met without solving your problem in many cases.

charcircuit7d ago

It's okay if you don't get what you expect as long as it works. That's the point. There's a ton of different valid permutations and letting a LLM pick a good one ends up working in practice.

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0 pointsozozozd7d ago0 comments

Here is an easy example:

Btw, by definition, when we under-specify we leave some decisions to the LLM unknowingly.

And absent our looks or age as input, the LLM will make some _reasonable_ choices based on our spec. But will those choices be closer to yours or mine? Assuming it won’t be neither.

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charcircuit7d ago

bigfishrunning7d ago

> As long as the software meets the requirements

"Requirements" are a spec. If your requirements lack detail, you probably won't get what you expected -- vague "requirements" can be met without solving your problem in many cases.

charcircuit7d ago

It's okay if you don't get what you expect as long as it works. That's the point. There's a ton of different valid permutations and letting a LLM pick a good one ends up working in practice.

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