> in the niche case where you want the model to have free reign, in a fully unopinionated environment, where it's allowed to make any changes and make any external calls.

That is not the niche case, that's the dominant use of models.

It would be helpful to distinguish between your own opinion on how models ought to be used, compared to how others actually use models.

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coldtea 13 hours ago | parent | next [-]

>That is not the niche case, that's the dominant use of models.

If it is, it's only the dominant case of models because it's pushed as the dominant case of models, with Anthropic devs even coming here to say how people should just accept it and it's so much better than being in control.

It would be helpful to distinguish between your own opinion on how models ought to be used, compared to how others actually use models.

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RHSeeger a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> That is not the niche case, that's the dominant use of models.

It would be helpful to distinguish between your own opinion on how models ought to be used, compared to how others actually use models.

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zahlman a day ago | parent | prev [-]

> That is not the niche case, that's the dominant use of models.

And if everyone else jumped off a bridge, I mean, used raw interpolation for SQL queries, would you do it too?

	▲	foldr 16 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Using raw SQL string interpolation doesn't get you anything much that you can't get just as easily with a parameterized query. In contrast, properly sandboxing agents is such a pain, and such a productivity drain, that hardly anyone does it in practice, save for a vocal minority online.
	▲	literalAardvark 21 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Don't worry, you can just use the automated approver to escape your queries! It's so secure!