Devil’s Dictionary of Programming:

configurable — It’s your job to make it usable.

dsl — A domain specific language, where code is written in one language and errors are given in another.

disrupt — To overcome any legal, social, or moral barrier to profit.

This was written 13 years ago and is more relevant than ever.

Each new generation re-learns the lessons of the past one, poorly and too late.

https://programmingisterrible.com/post/65781074112/devils-dictionary-of-programming

#programming #development #unix #linux #lisp #DSL #LLM #ethics

Stop calling it AI.

No matter whether it satisfies some definition of AI or not.

When ordinary people hear AI, they have an unstated expectation of something that gives correct, complete and unbiased answers.

If it fails one condition (let alone all 3 like LLMs) it should not be called AI in front of the general public.

#AI #AntiAI #LLM #ML #alignment #InterpolatingAutocomplete #takeover #inequality #freedom #power

LLM ("AI") task-completion horizons keep doubling every 5-7 months.

Corollary: The point in time when LLMs ("AI") can disempower/subjugate/eradicate humanity with minimal oversight comes *before* the point when it can do so with zero oversight.

We shouldn't be worried about LLM ("AI") takeover, we should be worried about takeover by people who own LLMs ("AI") or can afford enough tokens.

#ai #InterpolatingAutocomplete #ml #llm #alignment #capitalism #inequality #power #AiSafety #antiAI

"I cannot believe the amount of people who think that eventually an AI will come and do their job for them while they collect the salary. This is the delusion of someone who thinks salaries come from the salary fairy. Your salary actually comes from your boss, who will see this arrangement and quickly cut out the middleman (that’s you). Whatever AI you can buy, your boss can buy too. In fact, they can probably even get a bulk discount."

https://geohot.github.io/blog/jekyll/update/2026/03/21/democracy-liability.html

#LLM #AI #freedom