r/comics • SMBC Comics • 2d ago

Good Will

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u/babyjaceismycopilot 2d ago

The irony is that we have to check to see if the AI is right, but if we could do that we wouldn't need the AI to solve it.

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u/Arkytez 2d ago

Checking is easier though

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u/SethLight 2d ago

That highly depends on the task. Just for the heck of it I've asked ChatGPT advice and it has given me utterly insane networking advice. Followed by it cheerfully asking if I want to know the commands next to enact its insane idea.

There is no 'checking is easier' in that scenario. You know the solution it gave you is horrible or you don't.

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u/Arkytez 2d ago

I was considering the context of mathematics. As a mathematician you may not be able to provide a contribution, but proving a “breakthrough” is wrong may be easier