Evan Prodromou on Nostr: A major difference between LLMs and cryptocurrencies is this: For cryptocurrencies to ...
A major difference between LLMs and cryptocurrencies is this:
For cryptocurrencies to be valuable to *me*, I need them to be valuable to *you*, too.
If you don't believe in crypto, the value of my crypto goes down.
This isn't the case for LLMs. I need enough people to be interested in LLMs that ChatGPT stays available, but other than that, your disinterest in it is only a minor nuisance.
In a market, I benefit from your refusal to use it. AI-enhanced me is competing with plain ol' you.
For cryptocurrencies to be valuable to *me*, I need them to be valuable to *you*, too.
If you don't believe in crypto, the value of my crypto goes down.
This isn't the case for LLMs. I need enough people to be interested in LLMs that ChatGPT stays available, but other than that, your disinterest in it is only a minor nuisance.
In a market, I benefit from your refusal to use it. AI-enhanced me is competing with plain ol' you.