Wisdom

Hold two truths at once: AI is incredible, and it'll ruin your life if you let it

Quote

You can hold opposing ideas in your mind at the same time, and they are both true. Yeah. And what those two ideas can be is that AI is better at coding.

Episode 274: Vibe Cloning (episode page, opens in a new tab) 01:20:20 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)

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Summary

An LLM is like a left hemisphere in a jar. Humans can hold two paradoxical ideas as true at once. AI is better at coding and makes incredible things possible, and it will also ruin your life if you let it. Dave says he's mentally slammed and working more than ever because of it.

Also said

  1. Episode 273: Advertising is the Horse and Buggies of Podcasting (episode page, opens in a new tab) 01:19:24 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)

    It is a very conflicting time whenever you see an old thing fading and a new thing happening.

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