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It Took Many Years And Billions Of Dollars, But Microsoft Finally Invented A Calculator That Is Wrong Sometimes (defector.com)
submitted 4 days ago by tux0r@feddit.org to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Money quote:

Excel requires some skill to use (to the point where high-level Excel is a competitive sport), and AI is mostly an exercise in deskilling its users and humanity at large.

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[–] Honytawk@feddit.nl 66 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Why would anyone use an LLM as calculator?

That just doesn't make sense.

It is like using a calculator as typewriter because it can spell 80085.

[–] Rambomst@lemmy.world 38 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

So what you are saying is, my car is a typewriter?

[–] GreenShimada@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Microsoft might agree with this.

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 1 points 3 days ago

Yes, they can sell your driving habits to insurance companies, so yes. What was the question?

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I did this with my car when I got to that point and sent it to my girlfriend, but I photoshopped it so it said I was going over 100. Anyway I thought it was funny.

[–] Rambomst@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I was in the car with my missus, every 2 seconds she was making sure I hadn't missed the big moment. She's a good egg.

[–] tux0r@feddit.org 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Keep her!

[–] Rambomst@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

That's the plan! Married 13 years this year 😊

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Did you just take a picture of your car's boobs at 60k/h? High speed boobs shots hahahaha

[–] Rambomst@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Maybe :P

It's a legal requirement when your car hits 80085 that you must take a photo, it supersedes all other laws.

[–] tux0r@feddit.org 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Heh heh 80085

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 5 points 3 days ago

High brow humour indeed

[–] jim3692@discuss.online 4 points 3 days ago

To waste electric energy. All those power plants produce immense amounts of energy that needs to be consumed. If we didn't have LLMs, the pollution of those plants would be for nothing. At least now, there is an attempt to put it in good use.

[–] filcuk@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago

Well, there is a use case.
I don't know much about statistics. I can (i assume) as the ai questions in natural language that I would otherwise have to research how to calculate.
Of course, I may get a result, but I won't be any smarter. If that was the goal, then great.