Nikhil Thorat
@nst.bsky.social
AI quality at Databricks. Past: Co-founder of Lilac AI, acquired by Databricks. Co-created TensorFlow.js and Know Your Data. Google Brain // PAIR // Responsible AI. nsthorat@ over there
I hate to be that guy, but I’ll go out on a limb and say this prediction is complete bullshit.
A more realistic take is: LLMs will aid humans at all of these stages, which makes them insanely valuable tools. And that’s why I’m excited about them. But replace is a bit of a grifter take, IMO.
A more realistic take is: LLMs will aid humans at all of these stages, which makes them insanely valuable tools. And that’s why I’m excited about them. But replace is a bit of a grifter take, IMO.
February 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I hate to be that guy, but I’ll go out on a limb and say this prediction is complete bullshit.
A more realistic take is: LLMs will aid humans at all of these stages, which makes them insanely valuable tools. And that’s why I’m excited about them. But replace is a bit of a grifter take, IMO.
A more realistic take is: LLMs will aid humans at all of these stages, which makes them insanely valuable tools. And that’s why I’m excited about them. But replace is a bit of a grifter take, IMO.
I’m not sure if y’all have used LLMs in serious software engineering, but we’re not even at milestone 0 robustly. LLMs still completely screw up even when slightly complex technical constraints are well formed, in extremely subtle and frustrating ways.
February 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I’m not sure if y’all have used LLMs in serious software engineering, but we’re not even at milestone 0 robustly. LLMs still completely screw up even when slightly complex technical constraints are well formed, in extremely subtle and frustrating ways.
For humans, these are all pretty intermingled, and you need software engineers at all of these stages. I think it’s safe to assume you have to get to milestone 3 to “fully replace all software engineers”
February 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
For humans, these are all pretty intermingled, and you need software engineers at all of these stages. I think it’s safe to assume you have to get to milestone 3 to “fully replace all software engineers”
Milestone 2: an AI translation layer of product requirements from a human to large scale technical requirements.
Milestone 3: AI coming up with product requirements altogether.
Milestone 3: AI coming up with product requirements altogether.
February 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Milestone 2: an AI translation layer of product requirements from a human to large scale technical requirements.
Milestone 3: AI coming up with product requirements altogether.
Milestone 3: AI coming up with product requirements altogether.
Milestone 0: AI can translate very focused technical requirements into software.
Milestone 1: AI can translate project-scale technical requirements into software. This means understanding how many large technical components fit together.
Milestone 1: AI can translate project-scale technical requirements into software. This means understanding how many large technical components fit together.
February 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Milestone 0: AI can translate very focused technical requirements into software.
Milestone 1: AI can translate project-scale technical requirements into software. This means understanding how many large technical components fit together.
Milestone 1: AI can translate project-scale technical requirements into software. This means understanding how many large technical components fit together.
the day-night edge is so surprisingly sharp
January 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
the day-night edge is so surprisingly sharp
You would be a master VJ, one day i’ll make an llm to convert your animations to touch designer
December 1, 2024 at 5:31 PM
You would be a master VJ, one day i’ll make an llm to convert your animations to touch designer
oh yeah it is, I just never think to use gemini directly I guess!
November 30, 2024 at 6:45 PM
oh yeah it is, I just never think to use gemini directly I guess!
Wait… is that what they call it here? That is absolutely hilarious.
April 29, 2023 at 2:33 PM
Wait… is that what they call it here? That is absolutely hilarious.
Yeah it does! It’s so cute. And it contributes to a central database to track bird migration patterns. ~~For science~~
April 28, 2023 at 12:00 AM
Yeah it does! It’s so cute. And it contributes to a central database to track bird migration patterns. ~~For science~~