> We have maybe 5 years of freedom before the walls close in around us, so take advantage of the Wild West while you can.

I suspect you're right BUT still maintain a bit of optimism. We miiiight end up in a future where most hardware comes with an OK-ish app/interface and some sort of LLM-Friendly technical documentation so if you don't like $aspect of the device, you're free to roll your own after indemnifying the manufacturer via something like an eFuse.

or maybe I really am naive :(

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testtestmetest 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Lmao if a company starts shipping llm documentation for its products so you can tamper with them, you should assume youve woken up in a parallel universe.

I think most people on here fail to realize the demand to customize and build things hasnt gone up. Just because llms exist now doesnt mean normies all of a sudden want to start getting into programming, they dont care.

The only number thats gone up is people who were slightly interested in programming/CS before but were too undisciplined to learn things themselves. Llms are great for those lazy people.

	▲	leesalminen 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		My dad, who is in his 70s, recently started recreating a piece of audio visualization software from the 00s using Codex. He’s having the time of his life! He was never interested in programming/CS. He just wants his software back.
	▲	Crye 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		I get the point that you're trying to make, but it's not just people who were undisciplined. I spent many years developing code projects that I remember spending hours every afternoon just to ship a single feature, and that pace has obviously changed. I still get the joy of translating ideas and orchestrating and architecting solutions to problems I have in real life, but just at a quicker pace. If some of those tools and solutions can help other people, that's great. If not, that's okay too. I hope everyone sort of has that mindset who's building today.
	▲	Caloric3002Swed 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		>The only number thats gone up is people who were slightly interested in programming/CS before but were too undisciplined to learn things themselves. Llms are great for those lazy people. Me! haha I dont even know github I use it as google Yes I have full time IT job xD