> Can you describe the last time you asked your compiler how you should best approach an interpersonal problem

Sure. I wrote out specification that described the problem. It compiled that into a description of how to deal with it.

> People aren't just using AI for writing code

Compilers have never been about producing code in particular, though, even if that is where they are most commonly used. A LaTeX compiler, for example, outputs books. To think they are about code exclusively is a grave misunderstanding of what a compiler is.

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0c3ca83 an hour ago | parent | next [-]

> Sure. I wrote out specification that described the problem.

The LLM usage I see from most people has the LLM write out the specification, asking clarifying questions as needed. If you're using LLMs as you describe, you're using them ineffectively.

	▲	win311fwg an hour ago \| parent [-]
		> The LLM usage I see from most people has the LLM write out the specification If the compiler is writing the specification, what purpose does the person serve? That is not what I'm seeing out in the wild, though. Perhaps what is happening in research labs aside, compilers, even those implemented as an LLM, don't do anything until the user specifies their intent. In fact, you literally recognized that in your earlier comment, asking about my action to specify my problem. Not sure why the story is changing now? There is probably a day where the systems solve your problems before you even know you have them, but we're not there yet. The technology hasn't advanced that much in the span of a couple of hours. > asking clarifying questions as needed. Sure. Even the earliest, most primitive compilers would seek clarification if there was something that it felt required more information. That's expected. > If you're using LLMs as you describe, you're using them ineffectively. LLMs are just compilers so they can't do anything else. Maybe you're thinking of some technology that is layered on top of a compiler like an IDE, REPL, or something to that effect?

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LoganDark 20 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

> Sure. I wrote out specification that described the problem. It compiled that into a description of how to deal with it.

I might just not know enough compilers, but didn't you write the specification of how to approach the problem, not just the problem itself?