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Terence Tao: GPT-O1 nearing "competent grad student" usefulness (mathstodon.xyz)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The experience seemed roughly on par with trying to advise a mediocre, but not completely incompetent, graduate student. However, this was an improvement over previous models, whose capability was closer to an actually incompetent graduate student. It may only take one or two further iterations of improved capability (and integration with other tools, such as computer algebra packages and proof assistants) until the level of "competent graduate student" is reached, at which point I could see this tool being of significant use in research level tasks.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Using GPT without appearing like an idiot takes a competent grad student

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This I can believe tbh. It's a very useful tool in the hands of an expert. Otherwise it's like giving a chimp a gun.

Maybe this is why I am surprised at people's hatred of ChatGPT. It's borne of misuse of a tool for experts, like newcomers struggling with a C++ compiler error.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

hey now let's be fair here, people hate C++ too