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submitted 2 days ago by cralex@lemmy.zip to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

If it's a book, you have the manuscript but no research, notes, or prior revisions. If it's a program, you have the compiled binary but no source code or anything you would've learned writing it. Etc.

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[-] ada@piefed.blahaj.zone 18 points 2 days ago

Is this "Would I have an LLM do it?" in disguise?

[-] cralex@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago

Good question. I was thinking that the final result would magically be equivalent to whatever you'd actually be able to make yourself, as though you went back in time and handed your past self the finished product.

[-] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago

In that case, the finished product would be of pretty mediocre quality, in my case. That's because most of my projects are things that I actively want to learn, and I tend to be overambitious when setting aims. Despite this though, even when I completely botch it up, I struggle to think of a time where I have regret my endeavour. I like the learning

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