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jstummbilliglast Saturday at 8:26 PM4 repliesview on HN

Most of us actually drive a car to get somewhere. The car, and the driving, are just a modality. Which is the point.


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kennywinkeryesterday at 12:35 AM

If this was a good answer to mobility, people would prefer the bus over their car. It’s non-deterministic - when will it come? How quick will i get there? Will i get to sit? And it’s operated by an intelligent agent (driver).

Every reason people prefer a car or bike over the bus is a reason non-deterministic agents are a bad interface.

And that analogy works as a glimpse into the future - we’re looking at a fast approaching world where LLMs are the interface to everything for most of us - except for the wealthy, who have access to more deterministic services or actual human agents. How long before the rich person car rental service is the only one with staff at the desk, and the cheaper options are all LLM based agents? Poor people ride the bus, rich people get to drive.

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63stacklast Sunday at 9:29 AM

Most of us actually want to get somewhere to do an activity. The getting there is just a modality.

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GTPlast Sunday at 1:45 PM

But I want that somewhere to be deterministic, i.e. I want to arrive to the place I choose. With this kind of non-determinism instead, I have a big chance of getting to the place I choose. But I will also every now and then end up in a different place.

113last Sunday at 1:14 AM

Yeah but in this case your car is non-deterministic so

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