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points by zahlman 4 days ago | 0 comments

> LLMs are not yet good companions when brainstorming complicated things.

I actually found this to be one of their strong points. Depends on the person / thinking style / communication style, I guess.

[–] Zeruxe 4 days ago

I see what you mean, One thing I noticed is that the suggestions it gives are always generic and reproducible. If I want unique ideas I have not had good experience withh LLM's.

[–] zahlman 3 days ago

Fair. I'm not really expecting "unique ideas" from the LLM; I'm expecting it to help me examine my own ideas (e.g. by restating and expanding them, and sketching out an implementation plan) while simultaneously doing research. And from what I can tell, this aligns very well with the strengths of the technology.

If I'm prompting with phrases like "Any ideas?", it's because I'm exploring a domain where I know I don't know a lot, and where I expect that there is enough prior art to get a foothold.