No matter how advanced an AI is, it could be as smart as Linus Torvalds for all I care. The truth is that an engineer who knows their craft will always be better off.
A.I.s don't know anything about anything. All they truly are, is a sophisticated piece of software, an algorithm itself that is basically a glorified curve fitting algorithm. It's kind of like linear regression or quadratic regression. Sure, they might be able to perform more calculations faster than I can and might even be more accurate more often, yet the one thing they'll never possess is the ability to know why or how they know it. They do not have a consciousness, a mind. At best they only mimic that which we design them to do. Think of them as being like a Golem. They are soulless. I'd rather rely on my own skills and capabilities even if I get things wrong at times. That's how we learn and grow. If we start to replace that with these A.I. algorithms, models, we'll start to lose ourselves and our own capabilities of learning what does and doesn't work, how and why it works. No thank you. I don't have an issue with seeing it as a tool and treating it as such, but I would never allow it to replace my own potentials and capabilities to where you end up becoming dependent or reliant on it. I'll treat it just as I would treat my TI-84 calculator. It's a tool to help verify my work, it's a tool to search for suggestions. Yet at the end of the day, it is I who makes the decisions, decides what to do with it, how to use and apply it! We as a society or a culture need to remain cautious and vigilant in not losing sight of this. If we replace valuable knowledge and wisdom with convenience then at some point down the road, possibly in our own time but leading into future generations, when that convenience becomes a mandatory necessity then we'll end up losing that once precious common but valuable knowledge and wisdom. And when that happens, we'll end up being at the mercy of those conveniences, systems to the point where when they fail, shutdown, no longer work, cease to exist, you'll have a society, a culture that'll be running around like a bunch of chickens with their heads cutoff. If you don't believe so, it has already happened. It has happened with our dependency on electricity. When the power goes out and we're back at the mercy of the natural day and night cycles and your air conditioner or heater doesn't work, you don't have running water, you can't keep your food refrigerated or frozen, your stove doesn't work, you can't get gas at the pumps, you lose access to your assets that are tied up within institutions or banks that also rely on that power, and now you don't have access to your funds to purchase anything, you can't go to the store to buy anything, etc. yeah this dependency for convenience has already happened at least once. And now they want to usher in another system of convenience on top of the already existing one that relies on it. Yeah, that sounds like a road to future disasters if we allow ourselves to replace our own understanding and learning capabilities with it. If we are not careful with it, it'll end up becoming a trap. How many people today are there that if they were stranded out in the wilderness with nothing but the clothes on their backs would know what kind of plants to use, what kind of berries to eat or not to eat? How many people would know how to build a shelter by hand from what nature provides? How many people today would know that you can use the sap from trees to treat open wounds as a natural antiseptic? It's always good to have the ability of tools, and there's nothing wrong with advancements in technology, but we have to remain vigilant and remember to treat them as such keeping it that way. I know this is kind of getting long and may be considered a wall of text by some and appears to be an ongoing rant in which it kind of is, yet I feel that it's necessary to put it out there so that at least some may be aware of it. With all of that being said, yes, I completely agree with you. One who KNOWS their Craft will always be better off!
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Depends. Some very common algorithms, such sorting, binary search algorithms, might be is the case. But for those specific to rare business logic, the algorithm is critical and AI can’t do the job for you. Recently I tried to use AI to write algorithms for a parallel computing. It didn’t go well. I am not an AI expert , but I think lack of study resources to train the AI to write algorithms for edge cases.
Yeah, low level code is easy for AI, but more complex logic requires higher level thinking. Maybe a dedicated LLM with tons of resources dedicated to just one project without having to split its attention with prompts from others, might be more useful for more robust code generation. But only large companies with the resources can afford that. Even then, programmers are still needed.
You do not need to know them. We have unlimited access to most all algorithms. AI has made it even more accessible. 20+ years of programming and I have never had to use a bubble sort.
Definitely wouldn’t need to use a bubble sort algorithm since it’s extremely inefficient, but learning each algorithm and how they get better moving up the list, will definitely help with learning how to code better. Once you get to a certain point as a programmer, then yeah, you’re not gonna gain much other than just reviewing them. But for new and intermediate programmers, it’s helpful. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
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No matter how advanced an AI is, it could be as smart as Linus Torvalds for all I care. The truth is that an engineer who knows their craft will always be better off.
Exactly.
A.I.s don't know anything about anything. All they truly are, is a sophisticated piece of software, an algorithm itself that is basically a glorified curve fitting algorithm. It's kind of like linear regression or quadratic regression. Sure, they might be able to perform more calculations faster than I can and might even be more accurate more often, yet the one thing they'll never possess is the ability to know why or how they know it. They do not have a consciousness, a mind. At best they only mimic that which we design them to do. Think of them as being like a Golem. They are soulless. I'd rather rely on my own skills and capabilities even if I get things wrong at times. That's how we learn and grow. If we start to replace that with these A.I. algorithms, models, we'll start to lose ourselves and our own capabilities of learning what does and doesn't work, how and why it works. No thank you. I don't have an issue with seeing it as a tool and treating it as such, but I would never allow it to replace my own potentials and capabilities to where you end up becoming dependent or reliant on it. I'll treat it just as I would treat my TI-84 calculator. It's a tool to help verify my work, it's a tool to search for suggestions. Yet at the end of the day, it is I who makes the decisions, decides what to do with it, how to use and apply it! We as a society or a culture need to remain cautious and vigilant in not losing sight of this. If we replace valuable knowledge and wisdom with convenience then at some point down the road, possibly in our own time but leading into future generations, when that convenience becomes a mandatory necessity then we'll end up losing that once precious common but valuable knowledge and wisdom. And when that happens, we'll end up being at the mercy of those conveniences, systems to the point where when they fail, shutdown, no longer work, cease to exist, you'll have a society, a culture that'll be running around like a bunch of chickens with their heads cutoff. If you don't believe so, it has already happened. It has happened with our dependency on electricity. When the power goes out and we're back at the mercy of the natural day and night cycles and your air conditioner or heater doesn't work, you don't have running water, you can't keep your food refrigerated or frozen, your stove doesn't work, you can't get gas at the pumps, you lose access to your assets that are tied up within institutions or banks that also rely on that power, and now you don't have access to your funds to purchase anything, you can't go to the store to buy anything, etc. yeah this dependency for convenience has already happened at least once. And now they want to usher in another system of convenience on top of the already existing one that relies on it. Yeah, that sounds like a road to future disasters if we allow ourselves to replace our own understanding and learning capabilities with it. If we are not careful with it, it'll end up becoming a trap. How many people today are there that if they were stranded out in the wilderness with nothing but the clothes on their backs would know what kind of plants to use, what kind of berries to eat or not to eat? How many people would know how to build a shelter by hand from what nature provides? How many people today would know that you can use the sap from trees to treat open wounds as a natural antiseptic? It's always good to have the ability of tools, and there's nothing wrong with advancements in technology, but we have to remain vigilant and remember to treat them as such keeping it that way. I know this is kind of getting long and may be considered a wall of text by some and appears to be an ongoing rant in which it kind of is, yet I feel that it's necessary to put it out there so that at least some may be aware of it. With all of that being said, yes, I completely agree with you. One who KNOWS their Craft will always be better off!
You are creating amazing video content.🎥✨ I just watched the video, and your video quality is impressive.👏🔥 I am so impressed by your content. I was analyzing your channel and noticed you are struggling with video views and ranking. May I share some tips on how you can achieve your goals?😊
Depends. Some very common algorithms, such sorting, binary search algorithms, might be is the case. But for those specific to rare business logic, the algorithm is critical and AI can’t do the job for you. Recently I tried to use AI to write algorithms for a parallel computing. It didn’t go well. I am not an AI expert , but I think lack of study resources to train the AI to write algorithms for edge cases.
Yeah, low level code is easy for AI, but more complex logic requires higher level thinking. Maybe a dedicated LLM with tons of resources dedicated to just one project without having to split its attention with prompts from others, might be more useful for more robust code generation. But only large companies with the resources can afford that. Even then, programmers are still needed.
You do not need to know them. We have unlimited access to most all algorithms. AI has made it even more accessible. 20+ years of programming and I have never had to use a bubble sort.
Definitely wouldn’t need to use a bubble sort algorithm since it’s extremely inefficient, but learning each algorithm and how they get better moving up the list, will definitely help with learning how to code better. Once you get to a certain point as a programmer, then yeah, you’re not gonna gain much other than just reviewing them. But for new and intermediate programmers, it’s helpful. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.