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mindw0rk • today at 6:49 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

> No new utilities that are super useful in day work. thats the renaissance for you - you no longer need the utilities, just ask the agent to do that, whatever it might be.


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nvme0n1p1 • today at 7:23 PM

Of course you need utilities, and the AIs do too. Compare:

"ChatGPT, list the files in this directory. use ls"

vs

"ChatGPT, list the files in this directory. no utility exists but here's a hexdump of the hard drive"

the AI might muddle through with option #2, but #1 is way more efficient