> all I wanted is to understand how the machine works.
> [...]
> If an LLM can analyze the code and explain pointer provenance to you and babysit you until you get it, there is little value in expertise.
This sounds like the author wanted to understand not for the understanding itself but to get an edge.
One of my strongest motivations has always been the understanding (mostly of why a thing doesn't work like it should) and I have no trouble accepting AI assisted mode of acquiring understanding because I don't care if it's worth anything to anybody that I understand.
I draw pleasure from understanding. I don't build my value on understanding. I don't grieve anything. I'm elated that I have a virtual person smart enough to explain to me the things I'm interested in. Before I felt like I had too seek water in the vast desert full of dust and prickly things. Now I have plumbing and the same thirst.
> [...]
> If an LLM can analyze the code and explain pointer provenance to you and babysit you until you get it, there is little value in expertise.
This sounds like the author wanted to understand not for the understanding itself but to get an edge.
One of my strongest motivations has always been the understanding (mostly of why a thing doesn't work like it should) and I have no trouble accepting AI assisted mode of acquiring understanding because I don't care if it's worth anything to anybody that I understand.
I draw pleasure from understanding. I don't build my value on understanding. I don't grieve anything. I'm elated that I have a virtual person smart enough to explain to me the things I'm interested in. Before I felt like I had too seek water in the vast desert full of dust and prickly things. Now I have plumbing and the same thirst.